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  Guest blog post by Frederikke Pape Larsen, EFL Teacher and student at Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark   Abstract This project was a study in the use of digital learning tools in primary school education. It took place in a primary school in Denmark, more specifically in teaching English in the 3rd grade. English is […]

Have you ever heard the classic Jackson 5 song . ’ABC, it’s easy as 1, 2, 3?’ Well, using WriteReader is just like that. It’s easy to sign up and easy to use. We’ve just added two new videos to the site to get you signed up and started within minutes. The first video is

  We are very excited for the upcoming school year! Are you back yet? If not, the time is coming soon! It’s always fun to start off the school year with new students and fresh ideas. If you haven’t already done so, please take the time to get to know WriteReader. It’s easy, effective, and

Dear Teachers, Thank you! Thank you for loving literacy and children. You’ve participated in professional development through courses, workshops, webinars, book studies, podcasts, and Twitter chats. You consider yourself as much a learner as a teacher and are using best teaching practices with your students. You’ve designed engaging lessons and curated a well-used classroom library.

Ah, summer . a time to rest, have fun, and go on vacation! But, as teachers, we also need to take advantage of the slower pace to read some professional development books to allow our thinking and practice to grow. Reading-Writing Connection A wonderful quote by the best-selling author John Updike is, ’Writing is only

  Emily Francis, ESL teacher, W.M. Irvin Elementary School, Concord, North Carolina, USA To view this post in Spanish, click here. As a first-generation immigrant, a former English language learner (ELL), and an educator today, I’m astounded by how my two worlds are colliding. On one side of the continuum, we are given information by

  Emily Francis, ESL maestra, W.M. Irvin Elementary School, Concord, North Carolina, USA Para ver esta publicaciA³n en inglA©s, haga clic aquA­. Como primera generaciA³n de inmigrantes, un ex aprendiz de inglA©s (ELL) y como educador hoy dA­a, estoy sorprendido de cA³mo mis dos mundos estA¡n chocando. A un lado del continuo, se nos da

With the Google Classroom integration, new teachers using WriteReader can sign up and import classrooms. This makes it faster and easier for teachers to get started using WriteReader. Students join existing classes automatically by clicking the Google Classroom button. They will see the classes where they are assigned as the student. Teachers can work with

    Children are naturally curious about the world. They love to dig up worms, build things, and count the stars. Fortunately, there is a movement in education called STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) to focus on those things that they are interested in. Does this mean that literacy teaching and learning falls by the

It has been said that ’painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.’ (Plutarch) But is it possible for young children to paint a picture with words? Of course it is! Let’s begin by looking at a favorite poem of many teachers and students, which was written by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers and