Reading, Writing, & Vocabualry

There's more to teaching reading than just slogging through the textbook. Students need to develop and apply strategies and skills for reading in their second language. We've created this page to provide resources, lessons, and ideas on teaching reading, writing, and vocabulary. There are printable materials for classroom use, lessons, resources, and ideas. We also have a discussion forums and links to other web sites about teaching.
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Lesson Exchange--Stop by PartyLand's Lesson Exchange discussion forum for ESL teachers. Add your own ideas about how to teach reading, writing, and vocabulary or read other teachers' postings.

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For books, materials, and reviews on teaching reading, writing & vocabulary, shop Cool Stuff's

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Ideas for Previewing Vocabulary--Are you tired of just writing the word on the board and saying, "Does anybody know what this word means?" Check this out.

A/B Stories--Take your ESL reading textbook and make it more communicative by using this information gap technique.

Ordering Texts--Another technique to add some pizazz to your reading lessons.

Writing Project: Student Surveys--An outline of a writing project for high-intermediate and advanced students.

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Looking for more lessons to download from the web? Check this out.

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About.com's Guide to ESL on the Web

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Newsweek Lesson (Classroom Handout)--A reading and discussion lesson which can be used with any Newsweek Magazine. (You'll need multiple copies of the magazine.)

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For more ideas on teaching reading, writing, and vocabulary, check out these cool sites.

The Love Clinic: Using Advice Columns in the Classroom (I-TESL-J)--This lesson from Richard Humpries focuses on reading and speaking skills through the use of newspaper advice columns. High beginner and above.

Reading Skills--A fantastic set of annotated links focusing on reading skills. Includes links to lessons, tips, and articles. Recommended for pre-university teachers and students.

A Fun Reading Comprehension Activity (I-TESL-J)--This lesson from Mahmet AliAkgun offers a technique to make mundane reading comprehension more exciting. Adaptable for all levels.

Grammar and Poetry--Nicely structured exercise which encourages students to write poems.