* The moving story of a WWII fighter-pilot's epic recovery after being shot down*A harrowing reflection on the ordeals of combat*Commemorative edition of a recognised classicDescribed by critics as 'not a book written by a pilot about the war, but a…
This intermediate level book is a communicatively-based text for use in teaching spoken English to non-native speakers who are adults or young adults. The pedagogic approach is functional/notional, aiming at meeting the communicative needs of the le…
Whatcha gonna learn from comics? A lot. And Jerry Steinberg shows you how in this book loaded with ready-to-use ideas for making cartoons and comics an important and successful teaching resource in English as a foreign language classrooms. In additi…
Sharing their belief in the importance of collaborative learning, Julia Robinson and Mary Selman introduce readers to a rich variety of strategies for teaching English as a foreign language to adults. This superb introductory resource will appeal to…
Barbara Walker believes that struggling readers, like their more proficient counterparts, are active learners in search of meaning. In this revised and expanded edition of Supporting Stuggling Readers, she suggests that teachers can build on these c…
What happens when children develop their capacities to think about how the world might look and feel through someone else's eyes? They build the foundations of multicultural and historical understanding, according to Joan Skolnick, Nancy Dulberg and…
These two books represent a major compendium of global education activities covering all curriculum areas and grade levels. The theme of the first book is personal and world awareness, that of the second peace and social justice. Both books are stro…
The ability to think critically is the foundation of learning in all areas of the curriculum - and of life. In Thoughtful Teachers, Thoughtful Learners: Helping Students Think Critically, Norman Unrau sets out practical strategies that will help gui…
What's the difference between a definition and a description? How do you write clear, easy-to-follow instructions? What's an abstract - is it, for instance, the same as a summary? Whether English is your first or second language, as a students of te…
Reflections: Developing Proficiency in English is designed primarily for students of English as a Foreign Language at the high intermediate to advanced levels. This integrated language activity book is suitable for use in senior high school, college…
Both Jigsaw and Jigsaw Plus are...Reproducible blackline reading and activity masters for language skills development in cooperative classrooms designed for adolescent and adult learners based on the principles of cooperative learning, on current th…
Culture is communication and communication is culture. But communicating involves much more than just memorizing vocabulary and learning grammar rules. As we welcome into our classrooms ever increasing numbers of students from around the globe whose…
The world of the multilevel ESL classroom, despite being an exciting, challenging and richly rewarding one for teachers, is by no means an easy environment, particularly for those entering it for the first time. However Jill Sinclair Bell's Teaching…
ATTENTION GRADE 10 CIVICS TEACHERS Now on the Ontario Trillium List! A Civics program with a difference: Simple, practical, readable! A program designed specifically for struggling students!-Students working below grade level - Students who need to…
The three pocketbooks comprising the "English Through Pictures Series" are the remarkable invention of I A Richards and Christine Gibson, who designed them to help the learner speak, read and write English in the quickest and clearest possible way -…
"Passport to Civics: Teacher's Resource Book" offers you: Concise, practical, effective ideas for engaging students in their exploration of CivicsActivity masters for practicing and consolidating literacy and Social Studies skillsA wide variety of a…
This practical handbook explains the concept of mural dictionaries - word lists on walls - which, through the process of vocabulary development and enrichment, become learning tools that are easily integrated into any classroom management system. To…
Who Is "Reflections" for? Reflections: Developing Proficiency in English is designed primarily for students of English as a Foreign Language at the high intermediate to advanced levels. This integrated language activity book is suitable for use in s…
ATTENTION ONTARIO GRADE 10 HISTORY TEACHERS OF APPLIED/LOCALLY DEVELOPED CLASSESAt last! A program specifically designed for struggling students!Not your typical History resource! Students working below grade level Students who need to develop core…
"When I discovered critical thinking, my teaching changed. Instead of focusing on questions that had "right" answers, I wanted children to think through situations where the answer was in doubt. I expected them to decide which of two or more conflic…
I'm Not in My Homeland Anymore originated with the belief that our English as a Foreign Language students have experiences that need to be told, memories that need to be shared. This belief led to the formation in Vancouver of the "Memories" writing…
This 128 page student activity book, the Construction Manual, provides abundant opportunity for additional practice.
This book has a clear message for classroom teachers: student learning improves when teachers introduce their students to strategies for learning as well as teaching them specific language skills. In practice, however, many of the students themselve…
An optional purchase in addition to the text is a valuable teacher 's resource book by noted ESL educators Elizabeth Coelho and Moira Wong. It provides tremendous support for students whose first language is not English, and all students who need he…
New Language, New Literacy: Teaching Literacy to English Language Learners is a guide for teachers of English language learners who need help with basic reading and writing skills. Jill Sinclair Bell is internationally know in the second-language ed…
Dinosaurs. Life under the sea. Airplanes. Ancient Egypt. These are the things that interest children - much more than reading period or the daily math lesson. All teachers know that interested students are better learners, and that's why projects ha…
A poem can explain the inexplicable and express the unexpressed. This is how reading poetry enhances understanding and writing poetry helps students say things that they could not say in any other way. And it's why David Hanauer believes that poetry…
How many students should be in a group? How long should a group stay together? How can groups be managed so that real learning happens? How can noise be controlled? How can group work improve race relations? In Learning Together in the Multicultural…
Learning a new language is highly demanding. But it can also be good fun, and in between the hard work of language acquisition there should be opportunities for breaks from regular classroom routines, where what has been learned is put to rewarding…
ATTENTION ONTARIO GRADE 10 HISTORY TEACHERS OF APPLIED/LOCALLY DEVELOPED CLASSES At last! A program specifically designed for struggling students! Not your typical History resource! Students working below grade level Students who need to develop cor…
The Grammar Toolbox is a comprehensive, practical guide to North American English, how it works and how it is used today. Filled with concise examples and usage tips as well as practice exercises, it unravels the mysteries of English grammar and usa…
The three pocketbooks comprising the English Through Pictures series are the remarkable invention of I.A. Richards and Christine Gibson, who designed them to help the learner speak, read and write World English in the quickest and clearest possible…
As children with special needs become integrated into the educational mainstream, it's important to welcome and support them so that they can truly participate and share in the whole group's activities. Sally Rogow spices her often moving and inspir…
The language young children use is the language they learn. In clear, practical terms, this primer explains how early childhood educators of young children up to the age of nine can support the efforts of non-English-speaking children in nursery sch…
This is the book for ELT teachers at all levels! Packed with important and up-to-the-minute information, Effective Teachers, Effective Schools reviews how English is taught to English language students in the school systems of Australia, Canada, Eng…
Language is power! And Claire Staab believes that teachers can help children make this power their own by providing plenty of opportunities to use oral language - speaking and listening - in the classroom. Oral Language for Today's Classroom is full…
What happens when a "ditto queen" finds she can no longer justify the diet of fill-in-the-blank worksheets which she has inflicted for over 20 years on hushed classrooms of students? If you're Ardith Cole, you start looking for creative activities t…
How do children learning English as a second language become bilingual? How do children's individual learning styles affect the task of learning English? Particularly when they have special needs? What strategies do children adopt as they go about l…
The Pippin Teacher's Library is dedicated to helping teachers put theory into practice. Practicality is its key feature, with every title providing concise, readable information on the latest educational developments, concrete practical support in t…
Am I doing the right thing in my classroom? Are my students learning all they could? Is there anything I could do to gain even more satisfaction from my job? Am I teaching well? If you ask yourself questions like these but aren't quite sure how to g…
