Skills development
Making connections: through sharing ideas
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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Reading strategies: Ask questions from your text
What are the most practical reading strategies you can share with your students?
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Making connections: Reading, thinking and wellbeing
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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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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Summary writing tips for reading classes
Being able to give a good summary of a story is an important skill for several reasons.
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Celebrate World Poetry Day
"A tough life needs a tough language – and that is what poetry is. That is what literature offers – a language powerful enough to say how it is. It isn’t a hiding place.
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The adventures continue: more Maze Readers for your teen readers
There are three great new stories in the Helbling Maze Stories series to engage your teen readers.
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Collaborative projects online
Some important aspects of language development have emerged in the current situation of distance/online learning.
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A class project - a sequel to Next Door
We are glad to share this class project as an excellent example of using our readings to develop creative writing skills with your students.
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Listening in the reading class
Among the many skills we aim at developing in the language class, listening has a special role.
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Building dialogues in the reading class
Dialogue and learning
What are your most memorable experiences of learning something new?
Thinking back, you may recall a given context (who was present or what the light was like, for exa
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