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Are you a teacher of ESOL, literacy or vocational classes and need a comprehensive resource with information and exercises to help improve your students’ spelling? Aimed at entry level 2 of the Adult ESOL and Adult Literacy Core Curricula, and with a separate students’ workbook designed to make self-study possible, this clear and comprehensive resource will help you learn or teach spelling patterns and how to improve spelling in English. This teachers’ guide provides an introduction to the materials, discussion of the varied and specific needs of learners, and comprehensive guidelines on planning, approach and successful delivery of the exercises for your ESOL/literacy classes or groups.
The Students’ Workbook (available separately: ISBN: 978-1-86201-554-8) contains 22 practical modules with real-world examples and exercises covering vocabulary likely to be found in any language learning material at entry level, or in day-to-day life. It also includes a CD containing spoken examples of vocabulary for the exercises in each module.
Contents
General introduction,
Who are the target learners?
Why spelling material specifically for ESOL learners?
Approaches to teaching spelling
The principles on which the book are based
How the book can be used
Contents
The format of each unit
Notes for class teachers (ESOL classes)
Working with the units of the book
Differentiating
Dyslexia
Example lesson plans
Correcting
Ongoing work on spelling
The sequence of units
Supporting an independent learner
Notes on the specific units
Independent learning
Notes for the learner
Notes for the volunteer helper
About the author
Meryl Wilkins has many years’ experience as an ESOL teacher and teacher trainer in schools, community classes, further education colleges and university. She was involved in the development of the Adult ESOL Core Curriculum, as well as in writing materials for ESOL teaching and teacher training.
Are you a teacher of ESOL, literacy or vocational classes and need a comprehensive resource with information and exercises to help improve your students’ spelling? Aimed at entry level 2 of the Adult ESOL and Adult Literacy Core Curricula, and with a separate students’ workbook designed to make self-study possible, this clear and comprehensive resource will help you learn or teach spelling patterns and how to improve spelling in English. This teachers’ guide provides an introduction to the materials, discussion of the varied and specific needs of learners, and comprehensive guidelines on planning, approach and successful delivery of the exercises for your ESOL/literacy classes or groups.
The Students’ Workbook (available separately: ISBN: 978-1-86201-554-8) contains 22 practical modules with real-world examples and exercises covering vocabulary likely to be found in any language learning material at entry level, or in day-to-day life. It also includes a CD containing spoken examples of vocabulary for the exercises in each module.
Contents
General introduction,
Who are the target learners?
Why spelling material specifically for ESOL learners?
Approaches to teaching spelling
The principles on which the book are based
How the book can be used
Contents
The format of each unit
Notes for class teachers (ESOL classes)
Working with the units of the book
Differentiating
Dyslexia
Example lesson plans
Correcting
Ongoing work on spelling
The sequence of units
Supporting an independent learner
Notes on the specific units
Independent learning
Notes for the learner
Notes for the volunteer helper
About the author
Meryl Wilkins has many years’ experience as an ESOL teacher and teacher trainer in schools, community classes, further education colleges and university. She was involved in the development of the Adult ESOL Core Curriculum, as well as in writing materials for ESOL teaching and teacher training.