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Teaching English Second Language Children to Write

Posted by Daisy and George Stocker on Sunday, November 20, 2011, In : ESL creative writing

English Second Language children need exciting content to stimulate their ideas. Written language can be difficult for children who are native English speakers but creative writing presents a special challenge for students learning to speak, understand, read and write simultaneously. How can we help them to express themselves on paper or online?

Let’s try by offering exciting scenarios that stimulate their interest and their imaginations. There are many children’s storybooks availa...

ESL Storybooks that Offer Thrilling Time Travel Adventures

Posted by Daisy and George Stocker on Thursday, October 6, 2011, In : creative writing

ESL Storybooks provide action packed lessons for students between the ages seven and twelve. The students travel back in time with the story characters where they see huge plant eating dinosaurs and also encounter giant predators that emerge from dark caves. The wonders of today’s scientific age, allows them to contact a time capsule, a mysterious space traveler that may be able to help them escape from the hungry monster that is approaching.

Lessons alive with danger and adventure ...

Factors in Choosing an ESL Children’s Curriculum

Posted by Daisy and George Stocker on Thursday, October 6, 2011,

Given the right circumstances, children can learn English very quickly. Adults want to understand everything, but children can grasp the meaning of unknown words by using the context of the sentence.

A Children’s ESL class can be very rewarding in many ways if the ESL curriculum allows them to enjoy themselves in the classroom. The following article describes some of the activities that are lots of fun, and at the same time effective learning tools. These things should be included in an ...

ESL Storybooks Spark a Student’s Imagination

Posted by Daisy and George Stocker on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, In : creative writing

ESL storybooks facilitate learning when they offer exciting stories for the children to enjoy. People of all ages need to be interested in what they are studying. If you think of your own experience you’ll remember times when you were expected to learn material that held no interest for you. This article suggests ways in which storybooks can be used to spark imagination and stimulate creative writing.

How can we keep the kids interested and excited about learning English?

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Using ESL Storybooks in Teaching English

Posted by Daisy and George Stocker on Saturday, October 1, 2011, In : teaching children esl

In teaching in different parts of the world, we often found students who had taken English classes for years, and who still couldn't speak or understand an English conversation. The goal of all ESL classes must be to teach the students how to speak and understand English. Storybooks that stress creative writing are a wonderful help in achieving this goal. Stories that stimulate the children's interest make them forget they are working in a different language, and they will learn to model ...