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4 Ways Teachers of ELs Differ From Reading Teachers
Barbara Gottschalk
“Are you teaching them to read?” asked the custodian as she unlocked the door to my classroom. I had forgotten my key and needed to get ready for my before-school class with English learners (ELs). I didn’t have time to … Continue reading
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Tagged as elementary education, ELT reading, primary education, reading, teaching reading
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What’s Different About Teaching Second Language Reading to Adults?
Barbara Gottschalk
Early in my career, I used to be jealous of reading teachers. They had so much native speaker reading research to back them up, they had curriculum, they had progress tests, and they had ways to diagnose deficits. In contrast, … Continue reading
Assessing Assessments: 5 Points to Consider
Barbara Gottschalk
Are you preparing to begin a new academic year? For many teachers in the United States and other parts of the world, the answer is “yes.” Even if this isn’t the case for you, it’s safe to assume almost every … Continue reading
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Tagged as assessment, elementary ESL, ELT reading, primary education, reading, teaching reading
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Create Your Own Leveled Readers
Brent Warner
As English language teachers, we often struggle with finding the right articles or reading materials for our classes, and when we finally do find something that matches our content needs, we then realize that the lexile level may be right … Continue reading
7 Tips for Doing Read-Alouds the Right Way
Barbara Gottschalk
Early in my career, when I taught a self-contained class of fourth- and fifth-grade newcomers, I definitely did read-alouds the wrong way. I knew research showed the benefits of reading aloud to students, especially English learners. I knew reading aloud … Continue reading
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Tagged as ELT reading, reading, reading activities, reading fluency, teaching reading
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Interactive Fiction for Reading, Writing, and Grammar
Jeff Kuhn
Hello and welcome to another edition of the TESOL Games and Learning blog! Many of us continue with remote learning, and keeping students engaged from the other side of a webcam has become a consistent challenge. In this month’s post, we’ll explore text-based games, … Continue reading
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Tagged as games, grammar, online games, online teaching, reading, reading activities, second language writing, writing
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Literacy Partnerships for Families of ELs
Judie Haynes
I’d like you to meet guest blogger, Kathy Perret, who is an educational consultant for Northwest AEA in Sioux City, Iowa. Her areas of interest include literacy, ESL, instructional coaching, and teacher leadership. I met Kathy on Twitter and her … Continue reading
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Tagged as book clubs, evergreen, family engagement, family literacy, free books, reading, reading activities
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Guest Writer: Independent Online Reading Practice
Tara Arntsen
Rebecca Palmer, a colleague of mine at Northern State University, has the unenviable task of teaching beginner reading to a very mixed level group of adults in the Academic English Program. While many of the materials we have dug up … Continue reading