This practical and accessible guide sets out a role for teaching assistants that focuses on developing pupils’ independence and ownership of learning, with key learning points now summarised in each chapter. Based on a classroom-tested framework and covering the main contexts in which teaching assistants work, it includes a range of strategies and reflective activities to help improve the support provided to pupils in everyday settings. This book sets out successful strategies for:
- Responding to additional needs
- Understanding the principles behind effective classroom talk
- Carefully scaffolding pupils’ learning
- Delivering intervention programmes
The Teaching Assistant’s Guide to Effective Interaction is an essential read for all teaching assistants and will also be of interest to school leaders, SENCOs and teachers in both primary and secondary schools who wish to improve their deployment of teaching assistants and their own interactions with pupils.
Used in combination with Maximising the Impact of Teaching Assistants in Primary Schools, The Teaching Assistant’s Guide to Effective Interaction is a comprehensive and unrivalled resource for supporting school workforce improvement.
This practical and accessible guide sets out a role for teaching assistants that focuses on developing pupils’ independence and ownership of learning, with key learning points now summarised in each chapter. Based on a classroom-tested framework and covering the main contexts in which teaching assistants work, it includes a range of strategies and reflective activities to help improve the support provided to pupils in everyday settings. This book sets out successful strategies for:
- Responding to additional needs
- Understanding the principles behind effective classroom talk
- Carefully scaffolding pupils’ learning
- Delivering intervention programmes
The Teaching Assistant’s Guide to Effective Interaction is an essential read for all teaching assistants and will also be of interest to school leaders, SENCOs and teachers in both primary and secondary schools who wish to improve their deployment of teaching assistants and their own interactions with pupils.
Used in combination with Maximising the Impact of Teaching Assistants in Primary Schools, The Teaching Assistant’s Guide to Effective Interaction is a comprehensive and unrivalled resource for supporting school workforce improvement.

The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Effective Interaction: How to Maximise Your Practice
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The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Effective Interaction: How to Maximise Your Practice
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780367897031 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 05/31/2021 |
Edition description: | 2nd ed. |
Pages: | 138 |
Product dimensions: | 6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d) |