Skills development
Seven stories for a better school day
Young children often face big questions at school.
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Inspiring teachers: reading and dramatization in Germany
In this series we talk to inspiring teachers who use stories and storytelling to set up reading programmes and creative projects, and use the arts and literature to develop their students’ langua
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Stories that support language and thinking development
A need for stories
Stories help us meaningfully organize our experiences, no matter how old we are or what language we speak.
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Hooked on stories: Interview with Amy Sutton
We have all met inspiring storytellers who can hold the attention of their audience and make listening to a story an exciting and memorable event.
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Inspiring teachers: group reading radio play in Germany
In this series we talk to inspiring teachers who use stories and storytelling to set up reading programmes and creative projects, and use the arts and literature to develop their students’ langua
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Hooked on Books: Chris Lima on bringing literature into the language class
In this series of interviews we talk to teachers, ELT writers, visual artists and researchers about the importance of using literature in the language classroom.
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Conversation starters for reading lessons and book clubs
Have you ever experienced how miraculously a good question can kick-start a classroom discussion or your Book Club session? What kind of questions and statements work better than others?
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Celebrate World Poetry Day
"A tough life needs a tough language – and that is what poetry is. That is what literature offers – a language powerful enough to say how it is. It isn’t a hiding place.
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Write your own graded reader: Getting started
Do you feel like sharing your own stories with your students? Would you like to just get creative and write in English?
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