Primary publications

Lets Talk About Listening to Children

This Learning and Teaching Scotland publication aims to stimulate discussion about the theory, method and everyday realities of listening to children in early education in Scotland.

An overview is provided by Dr John Davis, Lecturer, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh.

Contextualised Learning for 5–8 year-olds

Tthis publication builds a bridge between what the research tells us and everyday classroom practice in the early stages of primary.

Direct Interactive Teaching

This is a publication about the challenge of teaching and about what makes a good teacher.

It aims to encourage teachers to reflect on their current practice and to provide some ideas and suggestions that will help them to develop their skills and knowledge. 

Teaching for Effective Learning

This paper is designed to help classroom teachers reflect on their practice and promote discussion about learning and teaching. It summarises current thinking about how people learn and what constitutes effective teaching.

The Kist/A’ Chiste – Anthology (second edition)

The Kist/A’ Chiste provides a selection of Scots and Gaelic texts carefully chosen to meet the needs of the language work in the 5–14 curriculum and beyond.

This anthology contains 160 pages of poetry, prose and drama.

Lifeskills - Time and Money (CD Rom)

A CD-ROM containing exciting interactive activities designed to develop memory and matching skills, as well as giving students a solid foundation in the basics of telling the time and handling money.