Reading methodology
Making connections: Language learning and the environment - Interview with Harry Waters
When we thought about the past year, both on this blog and in our daily lives, one thing stood out as being especially important - the connections we forge and keep.
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Reading strategies: Building background knowledge
What are the most practical reading strategies you can share with your students?
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Making connections: Experiences and abstract concepts
When we thought about the past year, both on this blog and in our daily lives, one thing stood out as being especially important - the connections we forge and keep.
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Reading strategies: Ask questions from your text
What are the most practical reading strategies you can share with your students?
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Reading strategies: Grab a pencil and get interactive
What are the most practical reading strategies you can share with your students?
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Making connections: Stories and intertextuality
When we thought about the past year, both on this blog and in our daily lives, one thing stood out as being especially important - the connections we forge and keep.
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Our favourite themes on the Readers Blog in 2021
It is always a pleasure to look back over our blog posts to see our favourite topics during the year.
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Engaging in dialogue during reading time
We often think of reading as a solitary, silent activity, but it can also be a noisy pair or group event which keeps students busy.
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Hooked on Books: Extensive Reading with Jack Scholes
In this series of interviews we talk to teachers, ELT writers, visual artists and researchers about the importance of using literature in the language classroom.
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Building and expanding vocabulary in your reading class
A recurring question every language teacher gets asked is "How can I learn new words?", along with questions about the best ways to build vocabulary with children, teens, and adults.
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Build vocabulary with young learners: tips and resources
The building blocks of our language are words: words that children love learning.
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Working with Shakespeare in the English class
Shakespeare is literally everywhere in the English language, and if you are an English teacher, there is no way you can avoid the Bard.
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