Written in response to needs expressed by Reception and Year 1 teachers who are grappling with the complexity of transition, this book deals with building in KS1 on children's experiences in the Foundation Stage. The approach is focus on the individual, starting at the stage children have reached, rather than where a document says they should be.

Making it Work in KS1

by Sally Featherstone

Published 25 September 2016
This is a new edition of Making It Work in Year 1, revised and updated. This book has been specially devised in response to the needs expressed by Reception and Year 1 teachers who are grappling with the complexity of transition. It deals with building on from children's experiences in the Foundation Stage into KS1. The approach is to focus on the individual, starting at the stage children have reached, rather than where a document says they should be.

Why do boys and girls behave differently? Why do most boys read and write later than girls? Why do boys never seem to listen? Avoid gender stereotypes. This book explains how and why boys and girls brains differ, how that affects their learning and what you can do about it.