The new edition of Supporting Education, 2e is the perfect handbook for anyone who works with qualified teachers in a role supporting the education and development of school children.

Supporting Education, 2e is written to support CHC30213 Certificate III in Education Support qualification, from the streamlined CHC Community Services Training Package.

It provides teaching assistants with an overview of child development and how children learn, as well an introduction to the key learning areas for primary school students. The text also links to new online support resources and information to help with teaching and class prep time.

Engage students with key pedagogical elements throughout the text, including:

• Case studies
• Links to ACARA
• In Practice boxes for tips, hints and tricks
• Links to practical examples
• Key terms

Links to a wide range of online resources are included as well as strategies for working with students and teachers.

1. Working in a School
2. Health and Safety
3. Child Protection
4. Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development 1
5. Introduction to Child and Adolescent Development 2
6. Supporting Diversity
7. Supporting Learning
8. Support Students with Additional Needs
9. Supporting Behaviour
10. Supporting Language and Communication
11. Supporting Reading
12. Supporting Numeracy
13. Supporting English Language

The new edition of Supporting Education, 2e is the perfect handbook for anyone who works with qualified teachers in a role supporting the education and development of school children. Supporting Education, 2e is written to support CHC30213 Certificate III in Education Support qualification, from the streamlined CHC Community Services Training Package. It provides teaching assistants with an overview of child development and how children learn, as well an introduction to the key learning areas for primary school students. The text also links to new online support resources and information to help with teaching and class prep time. Engage students with key pedagogical elements throughout the text, including: • Case studies • Links to ACARA • In Practice boxes for tips, hints and tricks • Links to practical examples • Key terms Links to a wide range of online resources are included as well as strategies for working with students and teachers. NEW text features throughout to highlight important content and encourage reflection – the NEW ACARA box highlights relevant links to Australian Curriculum (ACARA) material in Supporting Education. NEW Key terms in bold - Highlights key terms in the text that students will need to know (these terms are also defined in the end-of-book glossary). NEW Scenarios - Brief scenarios demonstrate how theory is applied in real life, in the school environment. These scenarios are given as examples of material that has just been discussed in the text. NEW In Practice box - ‘In practice’ boxes give tips to educators/teaching assistants for facilitating activities/experiences in the early childhood setting/classroom. The Whole Child full page feature addresses the whole child with regard to key developmental milestones for children at various ages/stages . Consider This box restyling some of the random scenario boxes. In Practice boxes link up with Scenarios to reinforce best practice.