Thank you for stopping by the Teachers’ Central - the new professional development space designed to help improve knowledge and skills for teaching young learners, all at a speed and time that works for you. You’ll have the opportunity to enhance your own skills and knowledge through dedicated webinars delivered by ELT experts, articles and podcasts, as well as collect well-designed teaching aids to help you teach confidently. So delve in! Choose the materials that will enrich your classes, check the interactive booklets we’ve prepared for you. It’s as simple and convenient as that!
SPARK THE JOY OF READING
Themed bookmarks that feature characters from Story Central Plus are fantastic for inspiring children to read. Encourage children to review the stories they read. 'My Favourite Stories' bookmark series for each level will help turn them into passionate readers keen to share thier views and recommendations.
UNLOCK STUDENTS' POTENTIAL
By encouraging imagination and creativity, Story Central Plus teaches children to form and express their own opinions in order to better understand the world around them.Implementing game-based learning helps unlock children's potential. The Kahoot quizes we created for Story Central Plus will increase student motivaton and contribute to even better learning.
GET COMFY AND READ
Reading and storytelling are key to Story Central Plus. The strong literacy strand and the beautifully illustrated Reader develop important reading skills and motivates students to become avid readers. Check for yourself and download this amazing sample Reader.
EFFECTIVE HOME-SCHOOL COMMUNICATION
Does your school already have a communication strategy in place? If not, don’t worry. This article is full of ideas and suggestions to make you feel more confident about setting up your own, including ways to make the best use of technology. If your school already has a strategy, why not read these top tips to ensure you are getting the most out of it? There may be some suggestions that you’d like to try.
EXPLORING GRAMMAR AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND DEPTH
Webinar by Viv Lambert
Grammar can be tricky to teach and to learn, but it is an essential part of learning a language and the foundation for communication. With stories, games and motivating activities, studying grammar can be fun and with the right support we can make it achievable for every child. You will discover how to support children’s learning with practical ideas for scaffolding and differentiation.
BUSTING GRAMMAR MYTHS
By teaching grammar in a more child-friendly, inductive way, using motivating and learner-centred materials, we can make it fun. By tailoring support along the way as and when learners need it, we can make it achievable for every child too.
- How to make grammar fun for Young Learners?
- How to make grammar achievable?