Learning to Read English
Reading is a simple task for most people. But ask them how they learnt to read English, and they have trouble remembering. Here are…
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Lifting a fourth-grade language learner
By Fred Gamble According to Pellino (2012, para. 1), “Students with English as a second language (ESL) constitute a significant percentage of the population…
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Vocabulary Instruction through the Use of Pictures
Vocabulary Instruction through the Use of Pictures Introduction PWIM, or Picture-Word Inductive Model (Calhoun, 1999) is a strategy that uses pictures as a starting…
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Using Music to Break Down Barriers in the Classroom
Using Music to Break Down Barriers in the Classroom “He who begins life with music will have this reflecting on his future like golden…
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What’s All The Fuss About Synthetic Phonics?
Let us begin with the most basic question: what exactly is “synthetic phonics”? To “synthesize” means to combine parts or elements together. Using the…
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