set 1999: no. 1

For most lowest-achieving children, Reading Recovery offers a second chance to catch. What about those who are the hardest-to-teach - those who need a third chance? This study shows that they too can achieve literacy levels that enable them to function with their same-aged peers.

Understanding the number system is the key to teaching and learning mathematics. Here is a framework which shows how children's understanding about the number system becomes more sophisticated as their thinking develops. This framework can help teachers offer appropriate learning experiences in mathematics.

Is interactive television the latest high-tech white elephant, or can it become a valuable educational technology for schools? Answers from research into the implementation process of interactive television within two rural primary schools and a town secondary college.