MATHEMATICS. Let’s Go Shopping By John Thomas. Designed to extend children’s understanding of money, introduce the idea of change and provide a useful context in which to develop numeracy, this computer program can be customised to suit a wide range of abilities. It comes with teacher’s guide and worksheet masters. For Windows. Single user Pounds 39; unlimited primary site licence Pounds 98; network16 users Pounds 98. SPA, PO Box 59, Tewkesbury GL20 6AB.
CROSS CURRICULAR
Raising Boys’ Achievement By Wendy Bradford. The disparity of achievement between boys and girls, which is apparent at all key stages, is a cause of concern. This pack offers practical suggestions and resources for teacher to discuss, adopt and adapt. Pounds 34.50. Kirklees Education Advisory Service. The Deighton Centre, Deighton Road, Deighton, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD2 1JP.
LITERACY
Focus on the Child Written and edited by Judith Elkin and Ray Lonsdale. In this critical analysis of UK library services for children and young people, the authors assess how far the contemporary needs of children are being met by libraries. Pounds 37.50.
Library Association Publishing, 7 Ridgmount Street, London WC1E 7AE.
