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The Role of subject knowledge in the early years of schooling

Carol Aubrey
- 01 Dec 1994 - 
- Vol. 42, Iss: 4, pp 421
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The role of subject knowledge in the early years of primary education has been discussed in this article, with a focus on the early stages of the development of the subject knowledge and the role of the teacher's knowledge.
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Overview of advances in understanding of learning and teaching of subject knowledge - Carol Aubrey Subject knowledge - The case for English - Linda Thompson Knowledge about drama - Peter Millward Can teachers use and make more explicit their knowledge of how writing works to help children become writers? - Deirdre Pettitt Construction of Mathematics in the early years - Carol Aubrey The challenge of science - Rosemary Feasey Teaching History in the infant classroom - Deirdre Pettitt A sense of place: Geography/Environmental education in the early years - JoyPalmer "I can't teach Music, so we just sing" - Coral Davies Teachers' understanding of children's drawing - Jennifer Buckham Physical Education as a specialist subject - Pauline Wetton Subject knowledge in the early years - The case of Religious Education - David Day and Elizabeth Ashton The role of subject knowledge - Carol Aubrey.

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- 01 Jun 2000 - 
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