Teaching Critical Thinking Skills - An Introduction for Children Aged 912

This practical teaching resource has been designed to give children aged 9-12 the basic tools required to challenge some of the conflicting information which they may encounter in everyday life. This is a vital text for teachers, teaching assistants and other professionals looking to develop critical thinking skills in their students.

List of contents

Preface Introduction How to Use PART ONE Finding Contradictions Using Life Experience Asking Questions PART TWO Analysing Advertisements Suggesting Alternatives Challenging Claims Detecting Bias PART THREE Lucky Dip RESOURCES SECTION

About the author

Jill Spring is a retired speech and language therapist who specialised in child speech and language disorder and autistic spectrum disorder. After qualifying in 1972 she worked in a variety of paediatric settings, including community clinics, assessment centres, opportunity playgroups and mainstream schools. From 1996 to 2014 she worked in specialist language units attached to mainstream schools, spending two years managing one of these units. Before retiring in January 2016, she was responsible for coordinating the Education Commissioned Communication Plan support service for children with complex speech, language and communication difficulties. She also worked as part of the multi- disciplinary team responsible for assessment and diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorders in West Dorset.
Catherine Delamain is a retired speech and language therapist. Her varied career included work in an audiology unit, and with the children of armed forces overseas. She spent a year visiting speech and language therapy departments in American universities and hospitals. Her last post involved management of children with a wide range of needs in a large speech and language therapy service, where she also formed part of a pioneering team assessing autistic spectrum disorders. After retirement, she worked in association with a senior educational psychologist lecturing teachers on how to support children with communication difficulties in mainstream and special schools.

Summary

This practical teaching resource has been designed to give children aged 9-12 the basic tools required to challenge some of the conflicting information which they may encounter in everyday life. This is a vital text for teachers, teaching assistants and other professionals looking to develop critical thinking skills in their students.

Product details

• Authors: Catherine Delamain, Catherine Spring Delamain, Delamain Catherine, Jill Spring, Spring Jill
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9780367358211
• ISBN: 978-0-367-35821-1
• No. of pages: 134
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Special Education / General, EDUCATION / Special Education / Learning Disabilities, MEDICAL / Audiology & Speech Pathology, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, Teaching of students with learning difficulties, Teaching of students with different educational needs, Speech and language disorders and therapy, Speech & language disorders & therapy, Primary & middle schools, Primary and middle schools, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary