Learning WalkThrus: Students & Parents - better learning, step by step

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LEARNING WALKTHRUs is a visual guide to key aspects of learning and studying at home and at school. It features 70+ five-step techniques devised by Tom Sherrington and illustrated by Oliver Caviglioli, with guest authors including Sarah Cottingham, Peps Mccrea, Sara Milne Rowe, Christopher Such, Emma Turner and Jennifer Webb.

Students: this book is for you. It's a guide to how we learn and how to study effectively, to help you make the most of your time at school.

Parents: this book is also for you. We hope it will support you in the vital role you play in your children's education.

Sections include: How we learn; In the classroom; Feedback & improvement; Study habits & techniques; Reading & writing; Independent learning; Learning in subjects.

Tom and Oliver are the creators of the internationally successful Teaching WalkThrus series, comprising three volumes of five-step instructional coaching techniques and a range of online resources. For more information visit www.walkthrus.co.uk

Author Bio

Tom Sherrington (Author)
Tom Sherrington started teaching in 1987 and has had a 35-year career in education. He's now in demand as a consultant and conference speaker, working with schools and colleges to improve teaching, curriculum and assessment. He is the author of The Learning Rainforest: Great Teaching in Real Classrooms, described as 'one of the best teaching books of all time' by Book Authority, the best-selling Rosenshine's Principles in Action, and the Teaching WalkThrus series. Tom has developed the digital WalkThrus programme of CPD resources in collaboration with Oliver Caviglioli.

Oliver Caviglioli (Illustrator)
Oliver Caviglioli is uniquely placed to bridge the gap between education and graphic design. A former special school headteacher, Oliver learned design principles from an early age from his architect and typographer father. Four decades of reading educational research found its visual expression in his spectacular, image-rich book Dual Coding With Teachers. He has also co-authored Organise Ideas and the Teaching WalkThrus series of books and CPD resources.