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I want to share some strategies that can be used to check for understanding without giving quizzes or tests. I’ve just listed here a few things that can be done.

There are lots of different ways in which to help children learn vocabulary. For starters, having kids look up words in a dictionary of course, is an important skill — but not

There are probably as many schools-of-thought on lesson planning as there are teachers of teaching. Your professors in teachers’ college will likely have insisted on a set style and approach

What’s the number one thing that a student looks for in a teacher, do you think? Yes, students look to teachers for knowledge. Whether in a private after-school tutorial or

First of all, let me provide a simple definition of procedures and routines. A procedure is specifically how something is to be done. Whereas a routine is a mechanically performed

In the crucial first days of a school term, an orderly exit procedure is top priority. Give yourself extra time to start your dismissal procedure at the beginning of the

At this step, most teachers are advised to reveal the learning objectives to the class: “Today, we are going to study X. By the end of this class, you should

A clue to communicative speech is to pick out the most important words and say them LOUDER! In any sentence, one word will be the most important and communicate a

F – The Failing Student Often sits in the back of the classroom and seems to pay no attention. They may even fall asleep. They almost never meet your eyes.