I’m delighted to announce that my latest ESL textbook, coauthored with Jenny Bixby is now available. It is the introductory level of Q: Skills for Success, the Reading/Writing strand. Like our other book in the Q series, this level has entertaining readings, solid vocabulary-building activities, and a wonderful graphic feel, with loads of photos to […]
Q Reading and Writing Intro now available
September 9th, 2011 · No Comments · EFL, Materials development, Q: Skills for Success, reading
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Presentations at New York State TESOL Conference
October 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Culture, Q: Skills for Success, reading
On November 5th and 6th I’ll be presenting at the New York State TESOL Conference at the Crowne Plaza in Albany. Hope you can stop by for one of these sessions:
Principles to Practice in Teaching Reading
Friday, November 5, 10:30am-11:30am, Ballroom E
How can current principles in reading instruction be applied to activities in the ESL classroom? […]
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Principles to Practice in Teaching Reading
April 20th, 2010 · No Comments · EFL, Handouts, Materials development, Resources, TESOL, curriculum development, pronunication, reading
Jenny Bixby and I will give a talk at CATESOL in Santa Clara on April 24th. The title is Principles to Practice in Teaching Reading and draws on much of the research that we did in preparation for our forthcoming student reading/writing textbook from Oxford University Press. You can download the handout and PowerPoint here […]
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