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Teaching English to students with dyslexia
Anne Margaret Smith
Introduction
Dyslexia is a difference in the brain develops which is found in around 8% of the population (European Dyslexia Association, 2013). It is often thought of as a difficulty with reading and spelling, but these...
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Using story readers - Linking stories into teaching
One of the most common and most effective ways of teaching English to children is through the use of topics and themes. These topics and themes may be part of the English syllabus or may cover a number of school subjects...
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Books for English Children an Inspiration for Teaching English as a Foreign Language.
Hanna Kryszewska
Editorial
This article was originally published in “Problemy Wczesnej Edukacji” Rok II 2006, Numer 2(4), ISSN 1734-1582, Polskie Towarzystwo Pedagogiczne, Poland, and then republished in Humanising Language Teaching...
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Games
Visit British Council site -Fun & Games - and you could find games for all tastes... games to help you practise your English and others just for fun. Play, enjoy and learn!
British Council Fun & Games
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Put Yourself In Their Shoes - Teaching vocabulary in the Senior ABC class
Olivia Johnston
Which of these words do you recognize: borage, bugloss, ragwort, teasel, tutsan? If the answer is none, you shouldn’t feel a failure. Most British adults probably wouldn’t know them either....
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5 Steps to Better Parent Homework Involvement
Nicole Whitehall
This article was originally posted on the Oxford University Press English Language Teaching Global Blog (http://oupeltglobalblog.com/2012/06/28/5-steps-to-better-parent-homework-involvement/) by Nicole Whitehall, a ‘momm...
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Self-esteem: the engine that drives learning
Luke Prodromou
A Definition
self-esteem: the feeling that you are as good as other people and that you deserve respect and happiness.
Before you read on, skim through the Quotations Box and tick the statements you like. Th...
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Too Many Balls!?
Jane Revell
I am utterly bewildered and overwhelmed. I am struggling my way around the book exhibition at an ELT conference. What a bombardment of books! ‘How do teachers even begin to choose?’ I ask myself.
A few years ago I had a...
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The Global Languages of English…and Football!
Andy Cowle
I read a very interesting book a while a go called Bamboo Goalposts by Rowan Simons. It’s a true, unique and entertaining story about the author’s love of football, its universal appeal, and how - as a foreigner - he ove...