Newspapers are a great resource for teaching a whole range of literacy skills. Many newspapers include a weekly segment designed specifically for students. However, any newspaper can provide great learning opportunities. If you don’t regularly receive a newspaper you … Continued
Often a major block for student writing is generating an idea. One solution to this problem is to use an existing story and have students change one component. You can alternate between familiar and unfamiliar stories depending on the activity … Continued
I have just finished reading an interesting and informative book by David Crystal titled ‘Spell It Out: The Singular Story of English Spelling’. David devotes a chapter to arguing that the teaching of spelling rules fails to work because of … Continued
Handwriting lessons in which children were taught how to hold a pencil and how to form the letters of the alphabet used to be an integral part of the school day. Now, for many children, their first exposure to writing … Continued
