Eleanor Ellingson  |  Young Learners  |  1 comments  |  679 views  |  Read Full

 

Often children are taught the letters and sounds with a letter of the week approach. Learning is focused on each letter for an entire week, and everything about that letter is taught at the same time including the name, shape and sound. Research shows that this may not be the best approach for two reasons.

Nick Broadhurst  |  Study Skills  |  0 comments  |  453 views  |  Read Full

 

Have you ever read a book and started to fall asleep, yet a few moments before you were wide awake? Almost everyone has. Have you ever read a page and then gotten to the bottom and realised you could not recall anything you just read? Ever been frustrated in reading a subject and no matter how many times you read the text, it just did not make sense to you? All this phenomena is usual. There is an underlying simple cause and a very simple solution.

Gavin Wright  |  English as a Second Language (ESL)  |  0 comments  |  2286 views  |  Read Full

 

Second language learning refers to the learning of a new language besides the native language. There are many second language learning theories that aim to explain the way second language is learnt and which approach is the best. A brief explanation of these theories is presented.