thinking development
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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Read, think, repeat: Developing critical thinking skills in the English classroom
Among the many goals of English language development at various levels of study, we find critical literacy, critical thinking and critical reading development.
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Interactive reading: learn, think and play with The Thinking Train series
Among the multitude of benefits of reading stories in the language class, we would like to point out the importance of interaction during reading sessions.
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Stories that support language and thinking development
A need for stories
Stories help us meaningfully organize our experiences, no matter how old we are or what language we speak.
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Seven stories for a better school day
Young children often face big questions at school.
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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 li
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Talking philosophy with children
"Philosophy, if it cannot answer so many questions as we could wish, has at least the power of asking questions which increase the interest of the world, and show the strangeness and wonder lying just
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Help your students become critical readers – Critical thinking and reading in the ELT classroom
Improving your students' critical thinking skills will help them achieve their learning objectives more easily, and it will also make reading a more successful and enjoyable activity.
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