Tag Archives: Learning Styles
The Multisensory Checklist for Teaching Language
Here is a list I wrote to remind myself of the many modalities I can use in my class. Instructions: Just think back to your last week or two of teaching and check the boxes off. (To maximize this exercise, do it at regular intervals for several weeks.) Don’t expect to check all the boxes. …
12 Ways to Teach Vocabulary
The standard approach to learning a new vocabulary item is to define the word, practice pronouncing it, and using it in a written sentence. But words have many more dimensions! We learn and remember words by context, by collocation, by sound, by spelling, even by movement. Here is a list of the many ways teachers …
Asking the Right Questions: WHAT are you learning?
What is the difference between asking students “What are you doing?” and “What are you learning?” The difference is in the answer.
The Ways of a Word
The standard approach to learning a new word is to define it, pronounce it, and then use it in a sentence, but words have many more dimensions. We remember words by context, by collocation, by sound, by spelling, even by tracing the letters. I use this list to remind myself of the many ways students can learn a new word.
Making Connections: Brain Research and ESOL
A recap of a great Plenary Session at the Illinois TESOL Convention (IBTE) on How Language Learning Changes the Brain.
Fostering Learner Independence
Here is a brief video log I gave on the importance of fostering independence in our students.
