Talk, Thinking and Philosophy in the Primary Classroom

John Smith is Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at the Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Education where he teaches Mathematics Education and Thinking Skills on ITE and CPD courses. He began his teaching career as a teacher of English and communication skills to adults before moving into primary education. For many years he was a class teacher and subject coordinator in a primary school before becoming a teacher educator. He is a Sapere Philosophy for Children trainer and has also been trained in many of the other approaches described within this book.

Introduction Why teach talk, thinking and philosophy? Talk theory Thinking and philosophy theory Classroom strategies to develop talk Classroom strategies to develop thinking and philosophy Talk, thinking and philosophy in the primary curriculum Developing a Thinking School

"Anybody interested in child development will find this book both informative and interesting. It contains a good range of theory and research (historic and modern) and is also 'grounded' in practice. A very useful addition to Initial Teacher Training reading lists." Lecturer, University of Cumbria