Cambridge Approaches to Learning and Teaching First Language English Cambridge Elevate Edition (2 Year)

Approaches to Learning and Teaching First Language English Cambridge Elevate Edition (2 Year)

Author/s: Helen Rees-Bidder

A subject-specific guide for teachers to supplement professional development and provide resources for lesson planning.

Cambridge Elevate enhanced editions contain extra subject-specific digital content to engage students, develop their understanding and accelerate their learning. Having teachers and students in mind, careful  consideration has been given as to which concepts and learning objectives are hard to understand and would benefit from extra digital content.

Approaches to learning and teaching First Language English is the perfect companion for teachers who want to understand key teaching techniques and use them to create effective and engaging lessons.

Considering the local and global contexts when planning and teaching a syllabus, the title presents ideas for art and design with practical examples that help put teaching theory into practice. Teachers can download online tools for lesson planning from our website.

This book is ideal support for those new to teaching or wanting to refresh their ideas, and for those studying professional development qualifications or PGCEs.

Features:

• Highly practical, this resource saves teacher-planning time with lesson ideas available to download from our supporting website.
• Contains ideas for classroom activities, differentiation, active learning, reflective practice and formative assessment.
• Presents ideas and practical examples in the context of Global Perspectives.
• Gives examples based on recent pedagogical best practice and helps teachers put theory into practice.
• Teachers benefit from the shared global insights of both Cambridge University Press and Cambridge International Examinations.

Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Purpose and context of the book
• 3. The nature of First Language English
• 4. Key considerations
• 5. Interpreting a syllabus
• 6. Active learning
• 7. Assessment to Learning
• 8. Metacognition
• 9. Language awareness
• 10. Inclusive Education
• 11. Teaching with digital technologies
• 12. Global thinking
• 13. Reflective practice and pathways
• 14. Measuring Student Impact
• 15. Recommended Reading
• 16. Index.