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Vocabulary development with graded readers
We have learnt that the secret of vocabulary growth is continuous practice and contextualisation, consolidation, and constant recycling of words learnt.Continue Reading -
Create a mysterious setting in 8 easy steps
What makes Gothic and Halloween stories so scary and exciting? It must be a combination of a spine-chilling plot and a powerful build-up to and description of each scene.Continue Reading -
Graphic Stories Special: Meet the Westbourne Kids
In this special we would like you and your students to meet the Westbourne kids, the main characters in a series of twelve graphic stories at A1-A2 level.Continue Reading -
Book Club and Reading Games: Find someone who... and Characters today
We are well into the term now and it's time for some easy and fun activities in your classroom or Book Club. Here are two new games you can use together or separately.Continue Reading -
Music for your reading class
Most of our students love and listen to a lot of music, and will most likely have a favourite song and singer (which is liable to change, of course).Continue Reading -
Let’s get back to school ... and start a Book Club
The school year is just about to start again and for some of you it may have already started. Is this a time of the year when you feel excited and nervous at the same time?Continue Reading -
Travel the World
At the beginning of the school term we might daydream about travelling to faraway places or think of the places we have visited during the holidays.Continue Reading -
Setting up a Book Club
No time to read books in class? Curriculum tight and your students groan when you suggest extra hours? Have you ever considered setting up a book club in your school?Continue Reading -
What are Book Clubs?
Book Clubs are small groups that meet regularly to talk about various types of texts. Book clubs usually have facilitators, often teachers or librarians, and the members of a book club take on roleContinue Reading -
Book Club roles and role cards
In an ideal book club you do not need to assign tasks because the members have sufficient language skills to discuss the texts.Continue Reading -
10 ideas for your first Book Club session
When you have set up the first Book Club meeting, it is very likely that you will have one of the following scenarios: You already have a selection of readers. You do not have any readers andContinue Reading -
Choosing the right reader
An enjoyable and successful reading experience starts with choosing the right book.Continue Reading