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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.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 -
Young readers, young listeners
Rhymes, chants and songs If you started learning a second language as a child, it is most likely that you still remember the rhymes and chants you used to practise the alphabet, the parts oContinue Reading -
Reading for fun at home: tips and resources
How can we encourage reading for fun at home? Reading the texts in course books from lesson to lesson contributes to our students’ focused language development, but there is so much more to reading.Continue Reading -
Using classic fiction to talk about families in the English class
Let's talk about the importance of families and different family models by looking at how each family faces different challenges in life.Continue Reading -
The ABC of a graded reader: David and the Great Detective
As teachers, we would all like our students to read more and read better in English.Continue Reading -
Arts & crafts projects for sunny and rainy days
We often need playful activities to keep the language your children learnt during the school term alive and help them use the words they have learnt in various contexts. In our series of readeContinue Reading -
Explore the forest of Robin Hood
Say the name Robin Hood, and a series of ideas, images and connotations immediately come to mind.Continue Reading -
Learn resilience from your favourite books
“At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it can be done, then they see it can be done—then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not dContinue Reading -
March for Women
Who are the women who can really inspire your students to strive for more in their own lives?Continue Reading -
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 -
Over to you! Maze adventure readers for the English classroom
Interactive storytelling is a secret weapon language teachers can turn to when they want their students to experience one of the many wonders of narrative.Continue Reading