LIPDUB I.E.S. SAN PABLO, 2012

                                 One of the best moments from 2012, indeed

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                          MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

ENGLISH SPELLING

      We all know the problems our students have with English spelling, but native speaker children also struggle. In a recent interview a literacy researcher advocated simplifying English spelling, claiming that the complexity of the English spelling system is to blame for soaring levels of illiteracy among teenagers. Here’s a summary:

      Children are struggling to read and write at a young age because of the sheer complexity of the spelling system, says Masha Bell, author and literacy researcher. She believes that a high number of “inconsistencies” in the way basic words are spelt makes it much harder for children to read and write at a young age and thinks that sweeping reforms are needed to the spelling system to improve children’s linguistic skills.

      To read more, here

LESSON MANAGEMENT

      You may be using a Teachers’ book that provides you with detailed lesson plans including procedures and timings for each stage. This can be a great help, but classes are unpredictable, a particular lesson that works well with one class may be a bit of a disaster with another, and you may wish to select, adapt and add components to a lesson.

      To read more, here