ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue 10
ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#10 | March 5, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036 ELTWO Research Paper: ‘Using Facebook to Extend Learning Into Students’ Digital Lives’ by Chris Harwood and Brad Blackstone Video:…
Vol. 4 Issue 10 – Video: Strategies for Teaching Reading: Making Predictions
ELTWeekly Vol. 4 Issue#10 | March 5, 2012 | ISSN 0975-3036
Coaching elementary readers to use the reading strategy of making predictions based upon a passage of text. This teacher is using the instructional model presented in Lucy Calkins’ Units of Study for Teaching Reading program. The teacher explains to the students how to focus on details presented in the narrative to make predictions using post-it notes and determine what is likey to happen to characters next.
Vol. 4 Issue 10 – ELTWO Research Paper: ‘Using Facebook to Extend Learning Into Students’ Digital Lives’ by Chris Harwood and Brad Blackstone
This article reports findings from an investigation of the English language arts (LA) assessment strategies used in Hong Kong secondary schools, and the extent to which these strategies reflect the principles of performance-based assessment.