Audio for ESL/EFL: Listen and Read Along (Flash/MP3)
YouTube Videos Science and Technology This is 4 minutes long and use the Teleprompter Player.'Caine’s Arcade' Video Brings Fame to Creative Boy Words & Their Stories These are 5 minutes long and use the Teleprompter Player. American Stories The Tell-Tale Heart - Written by Edgar Allan Poe (Teleprompter) A Pair of Silk Stockings - Written by Kate Chopin (On YouTube.com)This is a playlist with 2 videos. (13:15) The Diamond Lens - Written by Fitz-James O'Brien (On YouTube.com)This is a playlist with 6 videos. (24 minutes) The Law of Life - Written by Jack London. President Obama Barack Obama's Weekly AddressesFor advanced students, we have a set of these. About "Listen and Read Along" These are all things that I adapted from material produced by the Voice of America (VOA). Some of these are in Flash, some are MP3 files played by a Flash player and some are hosted on YouTube.com.
LITTLE EXPLORERS Picture Dictionary by EnchantedLearning.com
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Gender Roles in Children’s Picture Books – The Little Bookroom
This image is from a London department store in 2013. First of all let me just say: this subject is a minefield. People can get very fired-up about gender roles, especially if it involves their children. Otherwise intelligent people can collapse into confusion, wracked with indecision over the simple question of what colour wrapping paper they would like. There are more theories about gender roles than I could possibly cover in this blog post. It seems that most parents are more accepting of traditional gender roles when it comes to boys than girls. So when it comes to choosing books that won’t push traditional gender roles onto children what am I looking for? Here are some books that have the kind have positive gender representations that I look for: Free To Be You And Me edited by Marlo Thomas This book is famous as one of the original 1970’s books (which was originally a record that was later adapted into an illustrated book) to embrace children’s differences. Huffington Post Slate
Listen and Read Along Videos - Most in VOA Special English
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Teach Your Monster to Read: Free Phonics & Reading Game
Why is it free? The game has been funded by the Usborne Foundation, a charity set up to support initiatives to develop early literacy. The charity was founded by Peter Usborne MBE and his children, Nicola and Martin. Peter Usborne is the founder of Usborne Publishing, one of the world’s leading children’s book publishing companies and Children’s Publisher of the Year 2012. What reading level is it suitable for? How do children learn from the game? Will it work on my device? Who are The Usborne Foundation?
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Reading English really can be a "world of utmost joy without suffering". That is a comment of one of our Buddhist readers. Our Reading Movies(Rovies) try to make reading an utmost joy without suffering, or at least tolerable without suffering. We're kinda like the "Johnny Appleseed" of reading. At the moment we are at 140 and expect to be done by the end of August.We love songs, but songs are very time consuming, a 2 minute song might take 2 full days to post, but we're working on it..Now a little about us, at the moment there are 2 ½ of us.
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Black History Month
February is Black History Month, a time when communities and schools give special attention to learning about the contributions and history of African Americans. We've gathered some great resources you can share with students in February — and throughout the year. Writers, illustrators, and storytellers Video interviews with children's book authors and illustrators Watch Reading Rockets' interviews with celebrated African American children's book authors and illustrators, and children's literature historian, Leonard Marcus, who talks about the history of multicultural children's books in the U.S. from the 1960s onward. Watch the full interviews with these award-winning authors and illustrators: Celebrating Black History Month with Poetry On her Poetry for Children website, Sylvia Vardell showcases wonderful poetry created by African American poets who write for young people, including Marilyn Nelson, Nikki Giovanni, Carole Boston Weatherford, Nikki Grimes, Ashley Bryan, Charles R.
Stories, Literacy, Key Stage 1 - Interactive Whiteboard Resources
Tiger's House This story book is a fun activity in which pages can be turned onscreen. Choose to read or hear the story. It can help you to be safe at home. Jack and the Beanstalk Listen to or read the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. The Lucky Seed A delightful, animated story about a seed which grows up to become a tree. Dotty and Boo Cat in The Stinky Wood An animated story where children watch and then answer questions at the end. The Bad Puppy A short animated story with repetitive text and high fequency words. Monster Shopping Trip A brilliantly animated story with text about Hairy Henry's birthday with monster characters. The Three Little Pigs A well animated story with text of the traditional tale 'The Three Little Pigs'. Mr Small - A Big Day Out An animated story about Mr Small by Roger Hargreaves. Animated Aesop's Fables The animated, narrated stories include The Hare and the Tortoise, The Foolish Crow, The Lion and the Mouse and The Fox and His Shadow. Fairy Tales Jungle Eyes
