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1. Module 12: Younger Learners (K-5)

   In: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Successful Practices Around the World Format(s): Text, Video, Website

   This Module of the Shaping the Way we Teach English Series focuses on using teaching techniques that are most effective with younger learners (ages 5-10 or from Kindergarten to Grade 5).

2. Week 3 - Making Requests with Modals

   In: Teacher's Corner: Modals Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, students learn the various ways to make requests using modals.

3. Week 2 - Simple and Phrasal Modals

   In: Teacher's Corner: Modals Format(s): Text

   In this week’s Teacher’s Corner, students use simple and phrasal modals in new and engaging ways.

4. Module 9: Critical and Creative Thinking

   In: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Successful Practices Around the World Format(s): Text, Video

   This Module of the Shaping the Way we Teach English Series contains a lesson plan and accompanying video that is focused on critical and creative thinking in the classrooms.

5. Module 11: Individual Learner Differences

   In: Shaping the Way We Teach English: Successful Practices Around the World Format(s): Text, Video, Website

   This Module of the Shaping the Way we Teach English Series is focused on facilitating learning for a wide variety of students and student needs.

6. Poems About English and Access (2)

   In: Poetry Format(s): Text

   Part 2: English language learners from all over the world wrote poems about English and their Access programs. Download the poems or read them online.

7. Using a Daily Routine for Language Practice

   In: Teacher's Corner: Teaching Young Learners Format(s): Text

   Young learners benefit from a structured environment. Routines help students feel connected to what they are learning. For language learners, routines also help lower the affective filter (feelings of anxiety or self-consciousness) by providing structured, familiar activities in which they can easily participate.

8. Word Salad: Vocabulary Reinforcement for Kinesthetic and Visual Learners

   In: English Teaching Forum 2020, Volume 58, Number 3 Format(s): Text, Video

   This fast-moving game, played in teams, has three rounds; each round gives learners a different way to review and recall recently learned vocabulary.

9. 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.

10. English Teaching Forum 2018, Volume 56, Number 2

    Format(s): Text

    This issue features articles on helping students recognize and avoid plagiarism, create original radio dramas, write and perform movie trailers, and more.

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