Using Picture Books To Teach A Foreign Language - Part I
One of the best tools I use for vocabulary development when teaching English as a second language are picture books. This includes older...
Play Ball! A fun way to review lessons in class.
I want to share a really fun lesson plan I used a few weeks ago. This was my opening class for a multi-level classroom. I have fluent...
When Research and Teaching Methods Don't Match Up
About a month ago we shared a fascinating article with you about how teachers are not being trained to teach reading! The article rightly...
Dear Gaila - Top Five Mysteries for Young Readers!
Some children - people - enjoy mysteries and figuring out the whodunit part. Others enjoy the thrill of it. Here are the most popular...
Dear Gaila - Speaking English with Slang, Idioms and an Awareness of Nuances
What is the difference between slang and idioms? Yael Dear Yael, It is true that in many ways slang and idioms are similar. Both are...
Dear Gaila - The Value of Professional Articles
Last week you mentioned reading newspapers as precursors to professional articles. Could you expand some more on the value of reading...
Dear Gaila - The Value of Reading Newspapers
The other day we got a phone call from a newspaper company trying to sell us a subscription. In my childhood home, I remember my parents...
Dear Gaila - Non-fiction Book Picks
Are you a non-fiction enthusiast? Or maybe after reading this column, you are looking for non-fiction books to entice your son. Here are...
Dear Gaila - How to Read a Text?
Dear Gaila, How do I read a text? It is not only hard to read, but is dense with information. How do I get through it? A Student Dear...
Dear Gaila - How to Enrich a Child's Vocabulary at Home:
What can you, as a parent, do at home to enrich your child's vocabulary? First of all, all the games we mentioned in the previous column...
