Reading Skills and Strategies

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May 14, 20234 min read

Fostering Collaborative Learning with Novel Study Task Cards

Are you looking for ways to turn your novel study unit into a more engaging and interactive learning experience? Try novel study task...

Nov 6, 20225 min read

How to Develop Annotating and Note-Taking Skills in Your Secondary ESL Class

Mastering close reading and annotating strategies is essential to meaningfully engage with any text. We often instruct our learners to...

Jan 10, 20214 min read

Activities to Prompt Great Reading Responses to Texts

Responding to texts is a complex cognitive process that requires learners not only to show their understanding of explicit and implicit...

Jul 21, 20195 min read

How I Teach the Response Process Using Videos in My Secondary ESL Class

I always try to find new ways to inspire my students. That is why I have chosen to include more video-based lessons in my curriculum....

Jun 22, 20197 min read

7 Engaging YA Novels to Read with High School ESL Learners

Are you looking for engaging YA adult books for your ESL learners? Here is a list of my favourite novels to read with high school students.

Jun 18, 20193 min read

Why You Should Use Picture Walk in Your Secondary ESL Class

What is Picture Walk? Picture Walk is a reading strategy that enhances students’ comprehension of a text or story before reading it. With...

May 13, 20194 min read

How to Successfully Implement the Response Process in Your ESL Class

To turn a novel study unit into an engaging learning experience in our ESL classes, we need to choose a book that is motivating, relevant...

Mar 7, 20193 min read

Taking Risks Thematic Unit: An ESL Learning Situation that Contributes to Learners’ Personal Growth

Is Taking Risks Good for You? Possibly, you often ask yourself this question. I definitely do. However, this time I used it as a guiding...