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Mystery at the Mill: Projects and interview
Mystery at the Mill (Blue Readers Fiction, Level 5) takes you on an adventure in space and time, and it also raises some important issues in our society that your students will care about, too. TheContinue Reading -
Reading the classics in class
One of the best qualities of the classics is that we can always rely on them.Continue Reading -
Read and watch stories
Whether you watch the adaptation first and then read the story, or vice versa, there are plenty of benefits to watching film adaptations with your class.Continue Reading -
Vocabulary development with graded readers
We have learnt that the secret of vocabulary growth is continuous practice and contextualisation, consolidation, and constant recycling of words learnt.Continue Reading -
Create a mysterious setting in 8 easy steps
What makes Gothic and Halloween stories so scary and exciting? It must be a combination of a spine-chilling plot and a powerful build-up to and description of each scene.Continue Reading -
Graphic Stories Special: Meet the Westbourne Kids
In this special we would like you and your students to meet the Westbourne kids, the main characters in a series of twelve graphic stories at A1-A2 level.Continue Reading -
Book Club and Reading Games: Find someone who... and Characters today
We are well into the term now and it's time for some easy and fun activities in your classroom or Book Club. Here are two new games you can use together or separately.Continue Reading -
Music for your reading class
Most of our students love and listen to a lot of music, and will most likely have a favourite song and singer (which is liable to change, of course).Continue Reading -
Still reluctant? – 5 classroom solutions to build reading stamina
Teaching reading often feels like training students for a sports competition.Continue Reading -
Reading levels and book selection tips
Finding the right reading level You know your students’ proficiency levels very well, but deciding their reading level based on classroom or unit test performance can be misleading.Continue Reading -
Let’s get back to school ... and start a Book Club
The school year is just about to start again and for some of you it may have already started. Is this a time of the year when you feel excited and nervous at the same time?Continue Reading -
Travel the World
At the beginning of the school term we might daydream about travelling to faraway places or think of the places we have visited during the holidays.Continue Reading