General Academic Texts

Essentials of Irish Law is an engaging, clearly written and comprehensive reference work giving a concise account of the principles of Irish law.

Based on research from cognitive science and formative assessment, this essential guide helps teachers refine their approach to fundamental challenges in the classroom. This innovative book is a valuable resource for new and experienced teachers alike who wish to become more responsive teachers.

This book has been written for all level 5 & 6 special needs modules and covers all topics relating to children with special educational needs in both primary and secondary education in Ireland.

Comprehensive introduction to the theories and practices of child development and growth, including physical, intellectual, language, social, spiritual and emotional development and how each area links to the others Síolta and Aistear frameworks are threaded throughout this text with clear explanations, applied scenarios and examples.

A new edition of this comprehensive yet uncomplicated guide providing information on a wide range of additional needs, associated legislation and supports, together with key elements of good practice, in an Irish context for the new QQI Level 5 ELC award.

Comprehensive and practical textbook presenting an overview of early childhood curriculum, exploring a range of early childhood theorists, their pedagogical principles and how these complement and reinforce the underlying philosophies and themes of Aistear and Siolta.

A comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of child development and learning within early childhood care and education settings, with particular focus on the holistic development of the child to include physical, cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, moral, spiritual, creative and cultural development.

This book explores the role of attitude, motivation and identity in the process of learning a minority language, specifically the attitudes of adult learners of Irish towards acquiring various traditional (Gaeltacht) and non-traditional (second language) varieties of the language.

Third edition of this popular textbook, completely revised for use with Microsoft Word 2007, the leading word processing software package.