Primary – Page 2

1 March, 2018 Luciana Fernandez All posts Primary

Developing Primary Learners’ Communicative Competence in English

Luciana Fernandez When I was a little girl, back in the eighties, my teachers at school would ask me to do research. I’d go home desperately hoping that the information I needed was in one...

2 January, 2018 Efi Tzouri All posts Primary

Teaching without Borders – Developing Strong Bonds with Refugee Children

Efi Tzouri I have always believed our choices are predetermined by our past. Not as a kind of superstition or destiny, but as a footprint that has been marked in our DNA. I am convinced...

5 December, 2017 Sarah Findlay All posts Early Years Lower Secondary Primary Upper Secondary

Dealing effectively with challenging parents, care-givers and home contacts

Sarah Findlay For the most part, parents / care-givers and educators share a common goal. We eye-roll at the silliness, smile at the creativity, take joy in the successes and marvel when expectations are exceeded....

3 August, 2017 Emily Hird All posts Early Years Primary Comments 4

Creating high-quality materials for early years and primary learners

Emily Hird I’ll let you into a secret. Many people in the ELT profession think writing materials for early years and primary learners must be a doddle. There are so few words on the page...

1 July, 2017 Jennifer Dobson All posts Primary Comments 4

Online Safeguarding in Primary ELT – Why you shouldn’t post a child’s face online

Jen Dobson ‘Safety first’ should be a familiar mantra for all who work with primary learners. Making the most of educational technology and online tools in the primary ELT classroom brings considerable responsibility as regards...

1 May, 2017 Shay Coyne All posts CPD Lower Secondary Primary Upper Secondary Comments 6

IATEFL YLTSIG Pre-Conference Event: 21st Century Values Education in TEYLs (Glasgow, 3rd April, 2017)

Shay Coyne The theme of the 2017 YLTSIG Pre-Conference Event (PCE) was Values Education, an area increasingly in the spotlight as we become more globally interconnected. The YLTSIG PCE did more than just showcase Values...