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The Wind in the Willows
If you have read this children's classic by Kenneth Grahame, we do not need to convince you to read it with your students.Continue Reading -
The Time Detectives: time travel adventures in the English class
Go on an adventure with Liam and Rose, the young time detectives as they travel through space and time and explore different periods in the past and the future.Continue Reading -
The Thinking Train: Reading and learning with stories
We start developing a love of books and reading well before we are independent readers, and why should it be different when we are learning a second language?Continue Reading -
The Secret Agent in the English classroom
We are all aware of the benefits of extensive reading, but some of us may feel unsure about how to approach longer texts in class.Continue Reading -
The Power of Stories
“Stories, great, flapping ribbons of shaped space-time, have been blowing and uncoiling around the universe since the beginning of time. And they have evolved.Continue Reading -
The Power of Imagination in Children's Books: An Interview with Andrés Pi Andreu
How do children use their imagination to understand new life situations?Continue Reading -
The Jungle Book in the cinemas and your classroom
Disney's version of The Jungle Book Disney film (2016) has been praised for its stunning visuals and vocal cast.Continue Reading -
The Invisible Man in the English classroom
We are all aware of the benefits of extensive reading, but some of us may feel unsure about how to approach longer texts in class.Continue Reading -
The Green Room: an Interview with Robert Campbell
The Extensive Reading Foundation is a not-for-profit charitable organisation that promotes extensive reading across the globe.Continue Reading -
The gift of reading
Look at your bookshelf. Do you still remember which books were given to you as gifts? Who gave them to you and on what occasion?Continue Reading -
The audio experience: listen to graded readers
Have you ever listened to a good story? Most of us will say, 'yes, of course', and we will probably think about bedtime storytelling, something we much enjoyed as children.Continue Reading