Equip your students with the knowledge and skills to teach English well. Teaching English well is important for every primary school teacher, but it can also seem overwhelming - and for good reason. The amount of English content that must be taught throughout primary school is considerable. Speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing, and creating are social practices that rely on highly complex cognitive processes, require specialised knowledge about the English language, and an understanding of how children develop literacy skills to use English for different communicative purposes. Teaching and Learning Primary English is written for initial teacher education (ITE) students and practising primary school teachers. It addresses the complexities of English teaching and aims to build deep understandings of the most important aspects of primary English education. It will assist ITE students and practising teachers navigate the often complicated, crowded, and interconnected landscape of English education. This text is more compact and designed to cater for those single subjects and comprehensively cover the necessary topics in an easy to understand manner for pre-service teachers without overwhelming them. It is focused at first year and second year pre-service teachers looking to teach primary English. It uses current theories and relevant best-practice to help students navigate the vast amount of content that is taught to throughout primary English. It's written with primary teachers in mind and includes current theories and best-practice strategies on how to teach primary students speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Teaching and Learning Primary English

Education & Teaching

Thomas, Angela

Thomas, Damon

Schools & Teaching

Oxford University Press

Bestselling author Angela Thomas is a sought-after speaker, gifted story-teller, and adoring mom. Her prayers, presented as letters to God, beautifully reflect a mom's gratitude for the everyday moments with a newborn daughter. These universal expressions of love and the desire to be a good mom are bundled with Julie Johnson's heartwarming photos of sweet babies that are sure to spark smiles for everyone who has loved a little girl.
From the very first page, readers are reminded of the many joys and privileges of raising a child and will be led to times of prayer and thanksgiving. This tender tribute to the wonder of new life and the divine gift of motherhood will be a keepsake for all moms, grandmas, and anyone who delights in little ones.
Material adapted from Prayers for Mothers of Newborns by Angela Thomas, copyright © 2000, 2004

Prayers for My Baby Girl

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Harvest House Publishers

Bestselling author and mother of four children Angela Thomas brings her trademark storytelling and biblical teaching to this book of encouragement for moms who, in the daily whir of busyness, long to connect with their kids in new ways.
With compassion and creativity, Angela presents 52 inspirations to help moms experience intentional mothering, intentional living, and intentional joy as they:
<ul>
<li>talk to their child as though he is fascinating</li>
<li>learn to play one video game</li>
<li>plan activities that set a child up for success </li>
<li>be the groovy mom once in a while</li>
<li>make memories and savor them</li>
</ul>
Moms at all phases of parenting can adopt one idea a week or try several at once. This is a fun, guilt-free resource to help every mom lead with God’s love and delight in the small moments that make up an abundant life.

52 Things Kids Need from a Mom: What Mothers Can Do to Make a Lifelong Difference

When Grammy-nominated recording artist Matthew West started writing his top-selling new album, The Story of Your Life(Sparrow, 2010) he asked fans to submit personal experiences. More than 10,000 tales of hope, perseverance, and redemption poured in. With friend and author Angela Thomas, West presents some of these powerful stories paired with meaningful devotions they inspired.
<ul>
<li>Wendy gave birth to her daughter in jail. When all seemed hopeless, she found God and her life transformed into something beautiful.</li>
<li>Cory, a married youth pastor, had an affair and his life fell apart. With God’s mercy, he and his wife gathered the broken pieces and started again.</li>
<li>Sheila always struggled with severe insecurity. Now she lives confidently in the purpose God has for her.</li>
</ul>
This unforgettable devotional journey inspires readers to discover God as the author of their unique lives and to share the power of their story.
Also available this season―a companion DVD of the same title and a standalone guide, The Story of Your Life Interactive Journey. The DVD and book help readers, individually or as part of a group study, personalize and explore more deeply the messages of God’s hope and redemption in their own stories.

The Story of Your Life: Inspiring Stories of God at Work in People Just like You

West, Matthew

Bestselling author Angela Thomas is an adoring mom whose prayers, presented as letters to God, celebrate a mom’s delight in everyday moments with a newborn boy. Each expression of hope, gratitude, and purpose is beautifully bundled with Julie Johnson’s heartwarming photos of sweet babies that are sure to spark smiles for everyone who has loved a little boy.
From the very first page, readers are reminded of the many joys and privileges of raising a child and will be led to times of prayer and thanksgiving. This tender tribute to the wonder of new life and the divine gift of motherhood will be a keepsake for all moms, grandmas, and anyone who treasures little ones.

Prayers for My Baby Boy

Bestselling author Angela Thomas tells her story about a hilarious family moment that quickly turned into a heartwarming life lesson and inspired the family motto, "Be the sunshine." Additional stories, written with wit and wisdom, encourage all to shine God's light into those life moments that need a touch of grace.
Christine Adolph's beautiful floral artwork accompanies each story, quote, and Scripture verse, making this inspiring book a truly uplifting gift of hope and light.

Be the Sunshine: Share the Light and Spread the Joy

"He's 100 percent boy...and I just don't understand him!"
Angela Thomas, bestselling author of 52 Things Kids Need from a Mom, gets it. The mother of four children, Angela brings wisdom, humor, and compassion to her new book for moms. Find encouragement and inspiration as she lays out 52 creative ways to help you connect with your son's heart. Discover how to
<ul>
<li>cheer him on from the sidelines</li>
<li>hear his heart when it hurts</li>
<li>teach him strength and leadership</li>
<li>make memories that last a lifetime</li>
<li>lead with God's love</li>
</ul>
One week at a time, learn new ways to engage with your son and raise a godly young man. This fun, guilt-free resource will help you delight in the small moments that make for an abundant life.

52 Things Sons Need from Their Moms

Perhaps the most beautiful-and stressful-time in a woman's life is just after the birth of her child. Sleep-deprived and anxious, yet filled with overwhelming joy, mothers of newborns need communion with the heavenly Father more than they ever have before. These thoughtful prayers, penned by best-selling author Angela Thomas just after the birth of her fourth child, allow a mom to both thank God for her newest blessing and bring her deepest concerns to Him.
In the entry titled "When a Baby Cries," Angela prays,
I'm tired, Lord. I wish I could crawl up in someone's lap and cry, but I am the mother. I am the holder and protector. I am the giver of love and affection. I'm supposed to be strong, but I find myself depleted . . . God, You are my only source of strength and help. Only You can turn her weeping into shouts of joy. I ask You to come quickly and rescue us. Give calm and assurance to her little spirit. Let her rest peacefully. Give me strong arms to hold her for as many nights as she cries.

Prayers For Mothers Of Newborns

Thomas Nelson. Inc.

Explores God's role in a woman's quest for beauty, explaining the importance of returning to God while providing humorous anecdotes from the author's life that discuss how to bridge the gap between the life one has and the life one desires.

Do You Think I'm Beautiful?: The Question Every Woman Asks

The day Angela Thomas sold the only thing she had-the diamond from her engagement ring-to take care of her kids was the day she began to believe they were going to make it. In that decision, the faith she had always talked about became the faith she was going to learn how to live. In the years since, God has given Angela a passionate desire . . . to live an amazing life, even while raising four kids as a single mom. In this book she shares her hard-earned wisdom on loneliness, dating, finances, and parenting, encouraging every solo mom. "As a gift to our children," she says, "we can become healthy moms who are strong and amazing women in spite of our circumstances."

My Single Mom Life: Stories, Lessons, and a Celebration of Love

Parenting & Relationships

Parenting

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