Psychology for Teaching Assistants - Second Edition

by: Christopher Arnold and Jane Yeomans

ISBN: 9781858564982

Price: £21.99

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with a chapter on the Foundation Stage by Anita Soni

216 pages
244 x 170mm
October 2011

Teaching assistants need to have a particular understanding of how children's minds work and this book provides it. It outlines the psychology of human development, the psychology of learning and the psychology of institutions and groups. This entirely revised edition of the 2005 book is based on the current debates and practices of special education and inclusion, emphasising multiple perspectives.

In the sections on development and learning cover

- attachment theory
- language development
- working with disaffected teenagers
- the emotional impact of loss, including discovering disability in a child
- the psychological effects of abuse
- cognitive curricula
- learning empowerment through independence

The section on institutions and groups looks particularly at

- processes in groups
- working in breakfast and after school clubs
- working in learning support units
- leadership models
- interpersonal communication
- violence, aggression and bullying
- emancipatory psychology

Author Details

Dr Christopher Arnold and Dr Jane Yeomans both worked as teachers before becoming Senior Practitioner Educational Psychologists. They train teaching assistants and the book is a core training text for TAs, including those studying for foundation degrees, teaching certificates and NVQ level3/4 qualifications. It is also of value to educational psychologists, teachers and school managers.

Contents

Part 1: Introduction and Context

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Theories of Psychology
Chapter 2 - An Emancipatory Perspective

Part 2: The Psychology of Human Development

Chapter 3 - Child Development
Chapter 4 - Language Development
Chapter 5 - Social and emotional Development
Chapter 6 - The Psychological Impact of Child Abuse

Part 3: The Psychology of Learning

Chapter 7 - Models of Learning
Chapter 8 - Working in the Foundation Stage in Schools

Part 4: The Psychology of Groups and Institutions

Chapter 9 - Processes in Groups
Chapter 10 - Groups, Attitudes and Prejudice
Chapter 11 - The Psychology of Conflict and Aggression

Part 5: Trends and Future Developments

Chapter 12 - Expanding Horizons

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