#readingstrategies

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Fostering Collaborative Learning with Novel Study Task Cards

Are you looking for ways to turn your novel study unit into a more engaging and interactive learning experience? Try novel study task...

How to Develop Annotating and Note-Taking Skills in Your Secondary ESL Class

Mastering close reading and annotating strategies is essential to meaningfully engage with any text. We often instruct our learners to...

Activities to Prompt Great Reading Responses to Texts

Responding to texts is a complex cognitive process that requires learners not only to show their understanding of explicit and implicit...

How I Teach the Response Process Using Videos in My Secondary ESL Class

I always try to find new ways to inspire my students. That is why I have chosen to include more video-based lessons in my curriculum....

My Favourite ESL Resources for Back to School

As I am looking forward to a new school year in my new school, I have already started planning and creating new resources. Since I have...

Why You Should Use Picture Walk in Your Secondary ESL Class

What is Picture Walk? Picture Walk is a reading strategy that enhances students’ comprehension of a text or story before reading it. With...

How to Successfully Implement the Response Process in Your ESL Class

To turn a novel study unit into an engaging learning experience in our ESL classes, we need to choose a book that is motivating, relevant...