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Your Grade 1 Writes b as d and p as q. Is That Normal?

Your Grade 1 Writes b as d and p as q. Is That Normal?

Grade 1 children reverse letters and parents worry that something is wrong. Here is what letter reversals at this age really mean, and the order to teach handwriting in so the confusion clears on its own.

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Answer Keys Aren't Just for Marking: 4 Ways to Get a Second Round of Learning Out of Them

Answer Keys Aren't Just for Marking: 4 Ways to Get a Second Round of Learning Out of Them

Most teachers use the answer key only to mark right and wrong, when it can teach the whole lesson a second time. Here's how to run peer marking, an answer key station, a live class vote, and corrections that earn marks back.

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How to Pick English Worksheets at the Right Level: 5 Checks Before You Hit Print

How to Pick English Worksheets at the Right Level: 5 Checks Before You Hit Print

Too hard and children give up, too easy and they switch off. A five point checklist for teachers and parents to run through before choosing any worksheet, plus the 80 percent rule.

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Will English Cartoons Really Teach Your Child English?

Will English Cartoons Really Teach Your Child English?

Your neighbour swears her child learned English from cartoons. That story is only half true. Here's what has to be in place before watching turns into learning, and how to get real language out of screen time.

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Your Child Says They Hate English. What It Is Really Telling You, and How to Win Them Back

Your Child Says They Hate English. What It Is Really Telling You, and How to Win Them Back

No child is born hating a language, so the dislike came from somewhere. The three most common root causes, how to spot which one you are dealing with, and a 30 day recovery plan that starts at zero pressure.

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Language Apps or Paper Worksheets: What Primary Age Children Actually Need

Language Apps or Paper Worksheets: What Primary Age Children Actually Need

Language apps are fun enough that children won't put them down, so why do teachers still send home worksheets? What the screen does better, what paper does better, and a mix that works in an ordinary home.

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The Shy Child Who Won't Speak English: You Can't Force It, and Waiting Doesn't Work Either

The Shy Child Who Won't Speak English: You Can't Force It, and Waiting Doesn't Work Either

Some children know the answer and still won't say it out loud. A step by step ladder that gets shy pupils speaking without ever having to face the whole class, plus the lines a teacher should never cross.

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How to Use Songs in the English Lesson So Children Get More Than a Good Time

How to Use Songs in the English Lesson So Children Get More Than a Good Time

There are thousands of English songs for children online, but pressing play and leaving it there only buys you entertainment. How to turn a song into a real lesson, plus a list of songs sorted by vocabulary topic.

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The First 5 Minutes: Why the Warm Up Decides Whether the Lesson Works

The First 5 Minutes: Why the Warm Up Decides Whether the Lesson Works

The class has just come back from PE and nobody's head is in English yet. Five minute warm ups that pull the whole room into learning mode, plus a simple rule for picking the right one for the lesson in front of you.

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