The Really Helpful Research Book

Primary teacher Rob Cottrell designed the research activities in this book because he found little material available for his lower ability students which focused on the initial stages of the research process, for example: framing questions; understanding key words; knowing the difference between fact and opinion; note taking; summarising information; organising and sequencing information.

This book covers these areas and much more. It provides students with a clear and manageable process for research.

The object of the activities is to help develop learners to understand and complete research tasks on their own.

The progressive collection of generic activities can be applied to a wide range of subject areas and information sources: books, encyclopaedias, internet sites etc.