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...

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 - 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...

Dear Gaila - How to Enrich a Child's Vocabulary as a Teacher:

Do you have a student who needs to enrich their vocabulary? Here are a few tips to use in your classroom: First you can use dialogues....

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