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When faced with a class full of learners, student teachers must adapt theory to practice. Sunshine Seeds/Shutterstock/Editorial use only

August 26, 2019

What student teachers learn when putting theory into classroom practice

Nhlanhla Mpofu, University of the Free State

Student teachers saw certain incidents in their classrooms as a learning process that caused them to act, respond and reflect so they could maintain quality teaching.

More spelling problems came in when French scribes introduced new spelling conventions — their own of course, and not always helpful. Shutterstock

September 20, 2018

Curious Kids: Why does English have so many different spelling rules?

Kate Burridge, Monash University

It was a rocky beginning for English spelling. Then things got worse.

Why not use Ali Baba Had a Farm, instead of Old McDonald Had a Farm? Murat Yilmaz

June 22, 2015

How should kids learn English: through Old MacDonald’s farm or Ali Baba’s farm?

Joan Kang Shin, George Mason University

English songs from the US and the UK are typically taught to kids around the world. With English now a language of many cultures, why not incorporate songs from the world?

Freese Elementary first graders starting to paint a giant puppet with teaching artist Felix Diaz. University of California eScholarship Repository

June 19, 2015

‘Teaching artists’: creative ways to teach English to immigrant kids

Liane Brouillette, University of California, Irvine

Want kids to improve fluency in English language? Try dance and drama as teaching tools.

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