The Best “Words Of The Year” Features For 2020
I do an annual “Word of the Year” feature, sharing the choices from various organizations...
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Category: vocabulary
NY Times Learning Network Announces “15-Second Vocabulary Video Contest”
The New York Times Learning Network has just launched its Eighth Annual 15-Second...
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The Best Virtual Tours Of Zoos
I’m going to have a number of my Beginning ELL students return to my class this year...
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The Best “Words Of The Year” Features For 2019
I do an annual “Word of the Year” feature, sharing the choices from various...
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Great Student-Created Vocabulary Videos!
The New York Times Learning Network has just announced the winners of their 2019 Vocabulary Video...
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Guest Post: Teaching Vocabulary to ELL students
Editor’s Note: Over the past year, I’ve invited many teachers of English Language Learners to...
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Guest Post: Make Words Make Sense
Editor’s Note: Over the past year, I’ve invited many teachers of English...
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The Best “Words Of The Year” Features For 2018
I do an annual “Word of the Year” feature, sharing the choices from various organizations...
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“Best” Lists Of The Week: Seasons Of The Year
This is the thirty-eighth post in a series I’m creating that will highlight the Best “Best”...
Read More“Dictionary Squared” Looks Like It Could Be A Useful Vocabulary Development Tool For Students
Dictionary Squared is a new, and still in development, tool to help high school students develop vocabulary. Here’s how they describe it, followed by a video. It appears that educators can request a free subscription, and...
Read MoreMy Latest NY Times Post Is On Helping ELLs Learn Academic Language
Enriching Academic Vocabulary: Strategies for Teaching Tier Two Words to E.L.L. Students is the headline of my latest post for The New York Times. It’s a pretty lengthy one – filled with ideas, downloadable...
Read MoreThe Best Resources For Helping Beginner ELLs Learn About Art & Music
As I shared a few months ago (see Beginning A New “Best” Series Of Interest To ELL Teachers), I’m beginning to create an updated series of “Best” lists for Beginning English Language Learners. They will ultimately replace the...
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