The downloadable content on this page is to be used with Structuring Fun for Young Language Learners Online.
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Resource 1: Ready-made messages (PDF)
Resource 2: Microphone code visuals (PDF)
Resource 3: Keyboard literacy measure (PPT)
Resource 4: Keyboard literacy measure results table (PDF)
Resource 5: Counting coins (PPT)
Resource 6: Dictation pattern key (PDF)
These online materials relate to the book Becoming a Coach
If you don’t have a copy of Becoming a Coach yet, you can order one here.
The resources below contain key information you need for your coaching resources kit. You can print these out to use for yourself and/or with your clients, or direct clients to this page, You can also find out more about how and when to use some of these tools in Chapter 34 of the book.
STOKERS Checklist – Contracting
Cartoon template – Heaven and Hell
The downloadable content on this page is to be used with Structuring Fun for Young Learners in the ELT Classroom
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Resource 1 (PDF)
Video Resource 1 (Vimeo)
Resource 2 (PDF)
Resource 3 (PDF)
Resource 4 (PDF)
Resource 5 (PDF)
Resource 6 (PDF)
Resource 7 (PDF)
Resource 8 (PDF)
Resource 9 (PDF)
Resource 10 (PDF)
Resource 11 (PDF)
The Creative Teacher’s Compendium offers teachers an exciting and varied collection of creative ideas and techniques for the classroom. You will find low-preparation, practical ideas in an easily-referenced A-Z format.
Creativity is a hugely exciting concept in teaching today — and vital for both teachers and learners. This book therefore aims to empower you to experiment in your day-to-day practice. It will help you develop your own repertoire of creative ideas, and help you grow as an ELT professional. For your learners, this means richer lessons, increased motivation, and the confidence to rise to learning challenges.
The Creative Teacher’s Compendium contains an alphabetical list of chapters with topics related to creative language teaching. These topics include Art, Beginnings, Conversations, Dictation, Emotions, Film — and so on. Each chapter begins with a relevant quote for the topic, then a short discussion of why this area is important for creative language teaching. This discussion provides a clear rationale and directs teachers to relevant research in the area. Each chapter then includes a series of creative activities, which can be used as they are or easily adapted to suit teachers’ and learners’ needs. The creative activities are always clearly linked to suggested language points, and sample materials show how these can be exploited. The chapters end with ideas for reflective teacher development and tasks which can be used for workshops.
Whatever context you teach in, The Creative Teacher’s Compendium will equip you with the tools, inspiration and encouragement to explore the increasingly vital role of creativity in the 21st century classroom.
“The book is user friendly as the authors indicate the timing and the level; the procedure is straightforward to follow. This is a very hands-on dip-in resource book; the authors spare you long introductions about creativity. Just 18 pages! Instead there is a feast of creativity for you to enjoy.” – Hanna Kryszewska, Humanising Language Teaching, February 2021
“When I first opened this book, I realised it is the type of activity book that I treasure, one with a wide range of activities that could be used in a variety of teaching contexts… This book is wholly recommendable, and it deserves to be on the shelf of every language teacher.” – This review by Hall Houston was featured in the IATEFL Voices publication (Issue 282, 2021). Find out more about becoming a member of IATEFL here.
Click on the links below to download the online resources for Schema Therapy for Children and Adolescents.
If you don’t have a copy yet, you can order one here.
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 15-17
Making sense of the worst fire in the UK since 1945 can seem like an impossible task given the confusion observed in the media and in the courts since the fire. Tony Prosser and Mark Taylor, together with nearly 80 years of experience in the fire and rescue service, bring an insiders’ perspective to the challenges faced by firefighters on the night, and the reasons why such an event was allowed to occur. They consider how a fire safety regime, which was one of the most sophisticated in the world, failed to prevent 72 residents in a modern building from dying. They also consider how legislation has changed and why firefighters are now marginalised by Government despite having reduced fire deaths in the home by nearly 50% in 15 years.
Structuring Fun for Young Learners in the ELT Classroom is designed for ELT teachers, directors of studies and academic managers. It provides an extensive repertoire of creative ideas and techniques to work with in the classroom.
Teaching young learners can be a huge amount of fun. As teachers, we can introduce all sorts of games, projects and variations on traditional exercises. All this needs careful structuring if the resulting activity is to be manageable and, more importantly, if it is going to help students learn and practise words and sentences in English. In Structuring Fun for Young Learners you’ll learn about the principles behind that structure. Chris Roland provides a roller coaster ride of colourful ideas, examples and anecdotes for your classroom. In addition, there are over three hundred diagrams and photographs to help explain exactly how the described activities work and give you the flavor of ELT classes at primary level.
When fun in the classroom is properly structured, everyone is a winner. Your students will remember those activities for years and you will still be able to cover your course content without compromising on classroom management. For this to happen, we have to ask important questions such as: ‘How do children behave in classrooms?’, ‘Why do they want to do some tasks and refuse to do others?’, ‘What is learning anyway and how can we tie our target words and sentences to the activities we do?’. These fundamentals are covered in the first five chapters of the book.
The second part of the book explores movement, text, space, novelty objects, teacher-student dialogue, personalisation, clips, images, support for learners, and the use of coursebooks. In addition, it examines your own professional development as a young learner teacher. So, whether you are a new teacher, a seasoned veteran or a teacher trainer with young learners classes, Structuring Fun for Young Learners in the ELT Classroom is for you.
The Teaching English series offers a mixture of methodology and practical ideas for teachers of English as a foreign language. Like Understanding Teenagers in the ELT Classroom by Chris Roland, this book can be used:
If you currently teach online, take a look at Chris’ accompanying title: Structuring Fun for Young Language Learners Online.
“The book is imaginative, humorous and often inspirational; it is liberally illustrated with photographs. The author’s style is highly personable. Should prove useful for new and experienced teachers of children.” – Pete Sharma, EL Gazette. Read the full review here.
“Structuring Fun for Young Learners in the ELT Classroom can contribute to the innovative tools and inspiration primary English language teachers are looking for. [It] is more than just a recipe book of activities and ideas; it also provides support for those activities, addressing the reasons why and the ways in which activities work through real examples and personal anecdotes… For primary English language teachers looking to refresh, ignite or inspire new ideas in their classrooms, this book is a good resource.” – This review by Heidi Haavan Grosch was featured in the IATEFL YLTSIG TEYLT Worldwide publication (Issue 1, 2021). Find out more about becoming a member of IATEFL YLTSIG here.
The downloadable content on this page is to be used with the book Mental Health and Well-being in Primary Education, by Joanna Phillips, Dr Laura Meek, and Dr Sarah Jordan.
To find out more or to buy a copy, please click here.
Resources for Chapter 2 (PDF)
Resources for Chapter 3 (PDF)
Resources for Chapter 4 (PDF)
Resources for Chapter 5 (PDF)
Resources for Chapter 6 (PDF)
Resources for Chapter 17 (PDF)
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Here you will find the accompanying materials for use with the training pack Introduction to Mental Health and Mental Wellbeing for Staff Supporting Adults with Intellectual Disabilities.
To view or download the materials, click on the relevant link below.
If you don’t have a copy of the training pack yet, you can order one here.
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