Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Either/Or Arguments in English Education

Teaching English, How To….
Topic: Secondary English
Raymond Stopper
Summary of the Ideas in the Book

Below, I have listed the ideas in chronological order in my book, Teaching English How To…. I am interested in the reader’s responses to these ideas. In all there are 31 ideas about teaching English. I will publish one a day. Please respond, write the number of the item, select your choice and write your comments. Thank you. Here are your choices: (A) Completely agree. (B) Somewhat agree or disagree. (C) Completely disagree. (D) No opinion. Comment:

22. Either/Or Arguments in English Education: NOT whole language OR basal, but whole language AND basal. NOT writing process OR product, but Writing Process AND product.

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Monday, March 10, 2008

Reading in the Content Areas

Teaching English, How To….
Topic: Secondary English
Raymond Stopper
Summary of the Ideas in the Book

Below, I have listed the ideas in chronological order in my book, Teaching English How To…. I am interested in the reader’s responses to these ideas. In all there are 31 ideas about teaching English. I will publish one a day. Please respond, write the number of the item, select your choice and write your comments. Thank you. Here are your choices: (A) Completely agree. (B) Somewhat agree or disagree. (C) Completely disagree. (D) No opinion. Comment:

21. Reading in the Content Areas: When assigning reading in all subjects using textbooks, prepare students for the assignment by providing background information on the topic. Pre-teach unfamiliar vocabulary. Set purpose for reading or, better, help the students to set their purposes. After reading, students apply what they have learned from reading the assignment.

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Friday, March 7, 2008

Efficient Reading

Teaching English, How To….
Topic: Secondary English
Raymond Stopper
Summary of the Ideas in the Book

Below, I have listed the ideas in chronological order in my book, Teaching English How To…. I am interested in the reader’s responses to these ideas. In all there are 31 ideas about teaching English. I will publish one a day. Please respond, write the number of the item, select your choice and write your comments. Thank you. Here are your choices: (A) Completely agree. (B) Somewhat agree or disagree. (C) Completely disagree. (D) No opinion. Comment:

20. Efficient Reading. Teach students to skim and scan by setting purposes for reading.

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Speed Reading

Teaching English, How To….
Topic: Secondary English
Raymond Stopper
Summary of the Ideas in the Book

Below, I have listed the ideas in chronological order in my book, Teaching English How To…. I am interested in the reader’s responses to these ideas. In all there are 31 ideas about teaching English. I will publish one a day. Please respond, write the number of the item, select your choice and write your comments. Thank you. Here are your choices: (A) Completely agree. (B) Somewhat agree or disagree. (C) Completely disagree. (D) No opinion. Comment:

19. Speed Reading. The use of the hand with increasing speed down the page can double, triple, even quadruple the reading speed of students who have no reading problems.

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Speaking: Employment Interviews.

Teaching English, How To….
Topic: Secondary English
Raymond Stopper
Summary of the Ideas in the Book

Below, I have listed the ideas in chronological order in my book, Teaching English How To…. I am interested in the reader’s responses to these ideas. In all there are 31 ideas about teaching English. I will publish one a day. Please respond, write the number of the item, select your choice and write your comments. Thank you. Here are your choices: (A) Completely agree. (B) Somewhat agree or disagree. (C) Completely disagree. (D) No opinion. Comment:

18. Speaking in Employment Interviews. Prepare students for employment interviews by reading and discussing typical questions on Internet employment sites, like Monster.com.

(A) Completely agree. (B) Somewhat agree or disagree. (C) Completely disagree. (D) No opinion. Comment:

Monday, March 3, 2008

Speaking in Groups

Teaching English, How To….
Topic: Secondary English
Raymond Stopper
Summary of the Ideas in the Book

Below, I have listed the ideas in chronological order in my book, Teaching English How To…. I am interested in the reader’s responses to these ideas. In all there are 31 ideas about teaching English. I will publish one a day. Please respond, write the number of the item, select your choice and write your comments. Thank you. Here are your choices: (A) Completely agree. (B) Somewhat agree or disagree. (C) Completely disagree. (D) No opinion. Comment:

17. Speaking in Groups: Teach students the roles people play in helping and hindering group activities.

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Speaking in Groups

Teaching English, How To….
Topic: Secondary English
Raymond Stopper
Summary of the Ideas in the Book

Below, I have listed the ideas in chronological order in my book, Teaching English How To…. I am interested in the reader’s responses to these ideas. In all there are 31 ideas about teaching English. I will publish one a day. Please respond, write the number of the item, select your choice and write your comments. Thank you. Here are your choices: (A) Completely agree. (B) Somewhat agree or disagree. (C) Completely disagree. (D) No opinion. Comment:



17. Speaking in Groups: Teach students the roles people play in helping and hindering group activities.



(A) Completely agree. (B) Somewhat agree or disagree. (C) Completely disagree. (D) No opinion. Comment: