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Extensive reading in the language classroom. When and how?
You might wonder how and when you can integrate Extensive Reading sessions into your English syllabus. You already have to follow a curriculum, you probably have a course book to complete, and exContinue Reading -
Exploring India with Kim 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 -
Book Club and Reading Games: Change your name and First lines game
If you are looking for ways to introduce new titles to your students and get them to do some language activities at the same time, check out our two reading games.Continue Reading -
Book Club and Reading Games: Book quiz and Book talk
Book quiz Here is a short, fun quiz for your classroom or book club based on some of our classic Blue Readers.Continue Reading -
Beyond the Moon: Two readers to travel in space
In the last on our series celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, we present some Helbling readers which will launch you and your students into space. We have already looked at MContinue Reading -
Beat the bullies through books: a review of Jane, the Fox & Me
I told her, You’ll see, the story ends well. Did you have any books in your childhood and teenage years which surrounded you with a protective haze?Continue Reading -
Back to school: 10 ideas to promote reading
If you write a list of objectives for this school term, I'm sure 'reading' is on your list. Getting your students to read more in English is one of the greatest successes you can achieve.Continue Reading -
Are you a serial reader? Meet Dan Parks, the teenage detective
What’s better than a good story? Simple, a series of good stories! Just think of the immense popularity of TV series and the excitement you feel before buying the next comic book in a series.Continue Reading -
An Interactive Lesson Plan: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Why is The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde a good choice for your English class? First of all, it's a fascinating story, one that everyone will remember.Continue Reading -
Discover our Young Readers
Whether you're learning your first or second language, you cannot start reading early enough. A good educational program will revolve around stories.Continue Reading -
Deborah’s dreams: how stories can make a difference
The graphic novel Jane, the Fox & Me by Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault shows us that books and reading can work as protective shields, safe zones and islands of self-discovery.Continue Reading -
Explore the world of King Arthur
The story of King Arthur is one of the most well-known and popular British legends and is made up of a series of interlocking tales which are also known as the Arthurian Cycle.Continue Reading