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This practical book is chiefly intended to help English teachers tackle an area of the new English programme that causes anxiety and about which a large proportion are still uncertain: grammar.

Grammar has been an uncertain classroom topic for many years; taught often as a duty, without real progression. In this book, the latest knowledge about grammar is treated as a central component of the meaning making process, in both reading and writing. Pupils can become better readers and write with greater confidence and control as a result of using this approach to grammar....

These engaging activities focus upon the word level strand of the literacy stategy, in particular the vocabulary extention element. Use this book to: meet objectives as listed in the literacy strategy framework; match work to pupils' abilities using differentiated activities; save time planning class and home-work by using photocopiable resources; concentrate on key teaching points following teachers' notes and tips.

This book reports on a research program designed to construct the basics of a new type of literacy that teaches pupils social problem-solving at individual and collective levels. It is the first of a series of books about a chain of intervention research subprojects started in 2009 teaching pupils basic skills to make well-balanced decisions; to resolve conflicts in a nonviolent manner; and to develop good social relationships and responsibility, critical thinking, and other abilities which give children and young people the tools needed to pursue their options in life. According...

This book addresses issues surrounding writing centers in the Arabian Gulf region. Including a foreword by Professor Ken Hyland, it brings together a number of thought-provoking chapters on the history, concept, and ground realities coupled with critical comparative discussions of writing centres in the region. The book begins by offering critical historical accounts of writing centers in the Gulf countries, before moving onto empirical research and reports on pedagogical practices that vividly capture the on-the-ground realities faced and experienced by different actors. These accounts...

Would you like to help someone learn how to read? Do you know high school students or adults who cannot read? Have you seen someone struggle, painfully, to read and wished you could help them improve their reading skills, but you didn't know how? You need look no further READ A How-To-Guide For Tutors And Parents will provide the tools you need to become others' favorite teacher You can gain an understanding of how others learn and teach to their preferred style to reach them. Abraham Lincoln is quoted as having said -Teach the children so it will not be necessary to teach the...

Powerful strategies, tools, and techniques for educators teaching students critical reading skills in the humanities.

Every educator understands the importance of teaching students how to read critically. Even the best teachers, however, find it challenging to translate their own learned critical reading practices into explicit strategies for their students. Critical Reading Across the Curriculum: Humanities, Volume 1 presents exceptional insight into what educators require to facilitate critical and creative thinking skills.

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The book contains activities designed to develop the spoken language skills of children in Years 3-6. The activities provide full coverage of the National Curriculum requirements for spoken language. The pupil assessment sheets and advice on progress ensure that schools can develop competence in this vital area of the curriculum.

The reproducible activities include:

• Interpreting facts and figures
• Working out the correct order in which instructions should be given
• Discussing and debating issues, such as bullying and junk foods
• Role-play
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