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1. Three Interactive Alternatives for Developing Reading Fluency

   In: English Teaching Forum 2019, Volume 57, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   Using clear examples and explanations, this article presents three ways for students to interact with peers and with texts to develop reading fluency.

2. Read and Run: A Communicative Reading Activity

   In: English Teaching Forum 2019, Volume 57, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   The article describes an intensive-reading task that incorporates movement, teamwork, fun, and concentrated practice.

3. “What Should I Do?”: Three-Part Role Plays

   In: English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This is a step-by-step guide to offering role plays that give learners practice in describing a problem, asking for advice, giving advice—and giving and receiving feedback from peers. The article includes numerous sample prompts.

4. The Power of the Picture Book

   In: English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 4 Format(s): Text

   The author shares techniques for using picture books—starting with the cover and moving on through the illustrations and text—to engage children and get them thinking and talking.

5. Reading Eyes Wide Shut: Visualization, Language Learners, and Texts

   In: English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   Using an excerpt from a Jack London story as an anchor text, the authors describe five strategies designed to help students “see” what they are reading; the visualization strategies can “promote active engagement [with the text] both for enjoyment and for learning.”

6. Identifying Narrative Elements in Literature: A Poster Project

   In: English Teaching Forum 2021, Volume 59, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   The author presents a detailed, step-by-step procedure for helping students become familiar with and identify narrative elements; the article describes a project in which groups of students create posters that use narrative elements to make stories of their own.

7. Instructional Enhancements to Improve Students' Reading Abilities

   In: English Teaching Forum 2013, Volume 51, Number 1 Format(s): Text

   This article offers five instructional enhancements that help students become better readers. These classroom practices coincide with five key elements of EFL reading instruction: “extensive practice and exposure to print,” “commitment to building student motivation,” “attention to reading fluency,” “vocabulary building,” and “comprehension skills practice and discussion.”

8. Trees

   In: English Teaching Forum 2007, Volume 45, Number 2 Format(s): Text

   This is a thematic lesson plan for young learners about palm trees and the importance of taking care of them. The two part lesson teaches listening, reading and speaking skills. The lesson includes parts of a tree; the modal auxiliary, can; dialogues and a role play activity.

9. Create to Communicate: Mixed Media

   In: Create to Communicate: Art Activities for the EFL Classroom Format(s): Text

   Mixed media, an art technique that combines two or more art media, can provide students with many avenues for expression, exploration, and experimentation while using English.

10. Process Writing and the Internet: Blogs and Ning Networks in the Classroom

    In: English Teaching Forum 2011, Volume 49, Number 2 Format(s): Text

    This article presents a student-centered technique for teaching writing to ESL and EFL students who are familiar with Internet-based technology. There are two classroom lessons which use blogs (an Internet-based diary tool accessible by many) and Ning networks (an Internet-based network created for small groups for a small fee). A process-writing concept focuses on students’ social relationships and interests. Step-by-step directions are included for teachers and students who may be less familiar with these two technologies.

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