Books in the Accelerated Learning S. series

A book of practical physical movements to aid learning. The proposition is that physical movement can offer reprieve, it can link to learning, it can improve motor control and it can be fun and memorable in itself.

Cramlington Community High School has been officially described as 'an exciting place to learn'. This book tells the story of its pioneering work with accelerated learning, and offers strategies for whole school, departmental and classroom level improvement.

This work takes the research completed by Alistair Smith together with the practical methods developed by Nicola Call and presents them in an easy-to-follow model. The ALPS Method will show anyone who works in primary classrooms how to motivate, stimulate and inspire the children in their care.

This work offers nine principles for brain-based approaches to accelerating learning, improving motivation and raising achievement. It offers the reader a coherent structure and describes guaranteed ways to motivate learners, and esteem-building tools for schools, teachers and parents.

Looking at the place of different thinking skills approaches in delivering a 21st-century education, this practical book is held together by a wide range of case studies. It details the arguments for and against a thinking skills approach and describes the different ways of enhancing thinking.

This guide builds on the success of Alistair Smith's original text 'Accelerated Learning in the Classroom' by bringing the research base up to date. It focuses on the 'learning' in accelerated learning and provides the reader with over 200 ideas and activities for putting theory into practice.