I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings recounts the trials and tribulations of Maya Angelo’s life growing up as an impoverished black woman in the southern United States. Its story focuses on Angelou’s childhood during the depressed times of the 1930s and the war-torn times of…
DISCOMBOBULATED: very confusedCODSWALLOP: nonsenseHIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY: mixed together in a disorganized or untidy wayFLABBERGASTED: very surprised or shockedDOLLOP: a large mass of something soft, especially food: e.g. cream/mashed potatoFINICKY: fussyDIDDLY-SQUAT…
Penguin Readers is a graded reading series for English Language Teaching (ELT) markets, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign or second language.
With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional…
IN CLASS
Get everyone up and out of their seats.Tell them you’re going to play some music. They should move around the classroom – walking or dancing (or doing something in-between). Explain that when the music stops, you will ask them to turn to the person nearest to…
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This book offers 50 practical ideas for teachers to use for professional development.
The tips cover a wide range of activities that can be carried out individually or in collaboration with others, including self and peer observation, journal…
Diversity is the spice of life
Jack Scholes: We have recently been facing a growing interest in issues related to diversity and inclusion. How and when did your interest in diversity, minorities and inclusion start? What were your first initiatives in this…
La literatura no es siempre una producción inusual y forzosamente críptica. Los textos literarios son también exponentes de la lengua. Y, de hecho, son exponentes privilegiados de los distintos usos de la lengua, porque son susceptibles de albergar dentro de sí gran…
Children’s Laureate was established in 1999 and is a position awarded in the United Kingdom once every two years to an eminent writer or illustrator of children’s books who is appointed to promote and encourage children’s interest in literature and reading. The…
Snappy Sounds is a systematic, synthetic phonics program, built by world leading educators, authors and speech pathologists, designed to make teaching phonics as simple and as speedy as possible for you and your class. Using Snappy Sounds will have pupils reading and…
