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New book offers expert advice on teaching ESL students

Jonathan Barnes, editor wrote 6 days ago: We are very pleased to introduce a new title to our catalogue: Breaking through the language barrier … more →

Tags: International Education, John Catt Educational news, new releases, EAL, English as a Second Language, ESL, International schools

Ebook use in schools1 comment

rmbookshelf wrote 4 weeks ago: The best ebook systems now transform books into a targeted intervention tool for teachers The delive … more →

Tags: ebook adoption, RM Books, EAL, eBooks, fictionebooks, flipped learning, nonfictionebooks, Reluctant Readers, schools

Director’s update - psychological services, Early Years establishment heads, English as an Additional Language and more

Children & Families wrote 1 month ago: Gillian Tee A regular update from Gillian Tee, Director of Children and Families, on recent meetings … more →

Tags: News and Updates, Director's Updates, Early Years, looked-after children, Inspections, getting it right for every child, Fostering, Education Children and Families Committee, Education Scotland

The teaching of English in The Gambia

15293x wrote 2 months ago: Whilst in The Gambia we visited three schools – two ‘lower basic’, and one nursery … more →

Tags: Travel, Education, The Gambia

Bilingual programmes are helping students achieve a greater proficiency in reading and maths, perhaps UK schools should take note with the new inspection orders in place. 1 comment

Educationsupportuk wrote 8 months ago: Jesus Santos, director of bilingual-multicultural education for MPS, said the research showed that t … more →

Tags: English as an additional learner, Learning, languages, bilingual, Teaching, Education, UK, USA, Literacy

Parents eye view of Bilingualism in reality - Sweden

Educationsupportuk wrote 11 months ago: Often as teachers we have little contact with parents, or even if we do they do not tell us how they … more →

Tags: English as an additional learner, bilingual, Education, Thinking, translation, Conversation, Communication, Swedish, Sweden

Twelve Struggling Students Become Reading All-Stars

Educationsupportuk wrote 1 year ago: Scholastic have a reading system that helps children with English as an additional learn quicker. Be … more →

Tags: country, Language #2, EAL, ethnic minority, learning, Reading

Should we pay tutors to teach immigrants their own language?

Educationsupportuk wrote 1 year ago: Has anyone seen this in the Sunday Express today? http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/314585/We-pay- … more →

Tags: country, Language #2, Immigrants, bilingual, EAL

"Develop your Foresight''

Kayleigh wrote 1 year ago: The other day I returned home to find a letter through my door, I got excited because I knew exactly … more →

Tags: Education, Children, Children in care, Behaviour, Special Needs, Social Work, Foresight, challenging behaviour, Teaching

Grateful for Appreciation... Valued in the Work Place!

gourmetgerlinger wrote 1 year ago: I have excitedly been embarking on my new position as an English as an Additional Language Teacher i … more →

Tags: Food and Gratitude - A Recipe for Success, positive feedback, classroom teacher

my new iPhone 5

Dr. Terrell Neuage wrote 1 year ago: It comes in a nice looking box. iPhone 5. There is even an information guide and all the places in t … more →

Tags: 2011, Dalian China, Dalian American International School, Cambodia, Campus Village, DAISlive, iphone 5, china aircraft carrier, North Korea

Roots & Connections Phase 2 - Rural ESL Enhancement

atesl wrote 1 year ago: This resource provides a program planning guide, an instructor guide, a tool kit as well as curricul … more →

Tags: second language learners, program planning guide, English as a Second Language, instructor guide

A visual way to collect young children's thoughts2 comments

Mr. Sam wrote 1 year ago: This is Elmarie’s class blog. She has embedded a Wallwisher page as a way of collecting her st … more →

Tags: Reading, writing, Speaking, viewing, Presenting, Visible Thinking, Transdisciplinary, Collaboration, technology

Why do we stop doing this stuff?4 comments

Mr. Sam wrote 1 year ago: Kids are kids, and many adults are kids too. One of the things that struck me when I spent some time … more →

Tags: Reading, Speaking, viewing, Presenting, Visible Thinking, Learning styles, Transdisciplinary, Thinking, inquiry

Have you tried Voicethread yet?1 comment

Mr. Sam wrote 1 year ago: Technology is great. But, there’s only a few technology innovations that really do open up a m … more →

Tags: Reading, writing, Speaking, Listening, viewing, Presenting, Visible Thinking, Learning styles, Collaboration

Visible Thinking8 comments

Mr. Sam wrote 1 year ago: I find it really exciting to walk into a room – even when the students and teachers are not th … more →

Tags: drop ins, Reading, writing, Speaking, viewing, Presenting, Visible Thinking, Learning styles, Transdisciplinary

7 Tips for Teaching Speaking for Academic Purposes at Graduate Level – Part 3

Oxford University Press ELT wrote 2 years ago: In the final post in this guest series, Li-Shih Huang, Associate Professor at the University of Vict … more →

Tags: Business & English for Specific Purposes, Adults / Young Adults, elt, ESL, Applied Linguistics, EAP, English for Academic Purposes, Strategy, Academic conversation skills

To quote Charlie Sheen... "Winning"!

Mr. Sam wrote 2 years ago: OK, so winning/losing is not the most PC way to refer to anything that happens in education. But, th … more →

Tags: Presenting, Collaboration

7 Tips for Teaching Speaking for Academic Purposes at Graduate Level – Part 23 comments

Oxford University Press ELT wrote 2 years ago: Following on from her first post, which explored the importance of conducting a needs analysis and b … more →

Tags: Adults / Young Adults, Business & English for Specific Purposes, Academic conversation skills, Assumptions, Culture, EAL, EAP, elt, English for Academic Purposes


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