My Family — English Vocabulary Lesson for Kids | A1
Learn family words in English! mother / mum father / dad sister brother grandmother / grandma grandfather / grandpa Say it Point to a family member…
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ELT365 · D181 — Month 6 review — Receptive skills
Idea — Review your Month 6 learning by matching each micro-lesson to its key idea. Use the day numbers to check. Example — Which day covered…
ReadELT365 · D180 — Adapting texts for mixed-ability groups
Idea — One text can serve multiple levels with differentiated tasks: a gist question for lower; detailed and critical tasks for higher. Same input, different output.…
ReadELT365 · D179 — Digital texts and screens in the reading classroom
Idea — On-screen reading habits differ from paper: readers skim more, follow links, and miss detail. Teaching reading online means teaching screen-specific strategies. Example — A…
ReadELT365 · D178 — Extensive reading programs
Idea — Extensive reading programs give students access to large quantities of level-appropriate text to read independently, for pleasure, and without analysis. Example — Drop Everything…
ReadELT365 · D177 — Critical reading — beyond the literal
Idea — Critical reading means evaluating the writer’s purpose, assumptions, and evidence — not just retrieving information. It is usually taught at B2 and above. Example…
ReadELT365 · D176 — Handling vocabulary during reading — to pre-teach or not
Idea — Pre-teach only vocabulary that will block comprehension entirely. Leave the rest: inferring from context is a reading skill, not a failure. Example — ‘Deforestation’…
ReadELT365 · D175 — Integrating reading with other skills
Idea — Reading rarely happens in isolation outside the classroom. Integrating it with speaking, writing, or listening creates richer, more authentic tasks. Example — Students read…
ReadELT365 · D174 — Reading aloud — when it helps and when it doesn’t
Idea — Reading aloud trains pronunciation and fluency. It does not practise reading comprehension: the cognitive load is on performance, not meaning. Example — A student…
ReadELT365 · D173 — Comprehension questions — designing them well
Idea — Good comprehension questions test understanding, not memorisation. They require learners to process meaning, not copy a line back from the text. Example — Weak:…
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