This timely volume opens a window on issues related to English language education in Vietnam. The authors consider that teacher quality is the key factor to be considered if the national English language curriculum outcomes are to be achievable. Aiming to shed light on key issues recently observed in the Vietnamese landscape of English language education, it examines the complexity of the institutionalization of the standardized English proficiency policy, which has been in force since 2008. That policy uses the Common European Framework of References for Languages (CEFR) as the model to set the standards and levels of proficiency for teachers, learners and state employees. The book presents both the theoretical and practical aspects of the standardization movement in English language education. The contents comprise a series of extended research-based chapters written by experts of language-in-education policy and planning in and about Vietnam from a range of perspectives including teachers, English language curriculum developers, teacher educators and researchers. The rich coverage of the book includes current discussion on English language education in Vietnam ranging from policy to practice, making it highly relevant to English teachers, teacher educators, and scholars, in Vietnam and worldwide, who aspire to broaden their horizons and professionalism.

How to Sparkle at Grammar and Punctuation contains 40 photocopiable worksheets for 5 to 7 year olds (Key Stage 1) which introduce, reinforce and consolidate concepts of punctuation, parts of speech, sequencing and sentence construction. The book provides a flexible but structured approach to teaching children how to acquire good syntax and punctuation. The concept of 'sentence' is quite difficult for children to acquire because it is so abstract. It is not enough for most children to reiterate that sentences begin with a capital letter, have a verb and end with a full stop. That does not explain what a sentence is, only how to mark one. Many of the tasks in this book are designed to help with such concept building.

First Aid in English Reader A offers a diverse collection of fiction, non-fcition and poetry from many different cultures. Texts are drawn from a range of different genres with attractive illsutrations to help engage the reader's attention. Arranged thematically, the texts are interspersed with comprehension questions and exercises designed to contribute to the reader's own writing skills. Suitable for use in the whole class or by individuals, pairs and groups.

The Finger Phonics books introduce young children to all of the letter sounds, not just the alphabet. The teaching in these books is multisensory. Each letter sound is introduced with an action and a large cut-out letter, which helps little fingers to feel the correct formation. Fun activities at the end of each book help children to use their new letter- sound knowledge and begin to develop their reading and writing skills. These refreshed editions are the same as previous editions in terms of number of pages, pagination and core content, but have been enhanced with: * New cover designs, colour-coded to match each group of letter sounds across other Jolly Phonics resources * Fresh and new full-page illustrations for each page * New-style, easy-to-follow letter formation guides * Information panels showing how to use each page * Additional items within each picture to tie in with the vocabulary taught in Jolly English * Updated activities at the end of each book to align with other Jolly Phonics resources Also available individually.

This book is a powerful narrative of how six women experienced their lives alongside their desire to overcome the challenging and empowering nature of the English language. The volume shares who they are as transnational and mobile women living in the midst of linguistic privilege and marginalization. It is one outcome of a research project and the lived experiences which surround and influence (and were influenced by) it. The author documents how she and her research partners began studying what had drawn them to US TESOL programs, and how English was and is a symbol of power and privilege, a symbol of educational access and a pursuit of equity, yet, at times, is also a symbol of linguistic marginalization.

Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: Eduqas Level: GCSE and English Language First teaching: 2015 First exams: 2017 Matched to the requirements of the WJEC Eduqas GCSE English Language specification, this workbook provides an active and structured approach to revision. This full colour write-in workbook helps prepare students for the exams and provides extensive practice opportunities, sample student answers, revision tips and sample exam papers. With a focus on self-evaluation, this workbook, written by an experienced and trusted author team, aims to help students take control of their revision through an active and motivational approach.

William Mountfort's Greenwich Park (1691), produced in the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution, takes comic action to the green spaces east of London where urbane rakes court witty young ladies surrounded by a lively gallery including roistering citizens, an adulterous wife and a charismatic kept mistress. This first-ever critical edition offers a fully annotated modernized text, together with an introduction analysing the processes of evolution and transition articulated by this comedy on several, interrelated levels: from the old hard comedy of the 1670s to the new humane comedy of the early 1690s, from a glamorous view of debauchery and excess to the more sober morals promoted by William and Mary, and from the Town settings of Carolean comedy to the suburbs.

"Fun and useful." Amazon customer Spelling and vocabularly play a key part in the primary English curriculum. Our simple workbooks help to break down the skills children need to master to meet their curriculum objectives in a clear and fuss-free way. This workbook supports children in Year 3 (ages 7-8) to develop their spelling skills through fun and engaging activities. Covering rules and exceptions, inflectional endings, prefixes and suffixes, tricky spellings and much more! Practice activities to use at home or in school Matched to National Curriculum requirements Quickly builds confidence and understanding Includes extra notes and tips to reinforce skillsAll answers available online Provides additional spelling and vocabulary practice Matched to the Scholastic English Skills: Spelling and Vocabulary teacher resource book Perfect for use in class or at home

This brilliant Targeted Question Book is packed with Reading Comprehension practice for Year 5 pupils! It contains fifteen engaging texts - including fiction, non-fiction and poetry - that cover a diverse range of styles and eras, from well-known classics to modern authors. Each text is accompanied by practice questions to help build pupils' Reading Comprehension skills, and there are full answers at the back. There are also handy online extras, including a pupil progress chart. For more Year 5 Reading Comprehension practice, we also have a Book 2 (9781782947011) and challenging Stretch Book (9781789083712).

This Complete Revision & Practice book is a superb all-in-one guide to 11+ English (for GL & other test providers)! There are crystal-clear study notes and step-by-step examples for each question type - plus a huge helping of questions to help pupils practise what they've learned for each topic. We've also included mixed-topic tests and two super-realistic English practice papers, so pupils will know just what to expect on the big day. There's no better way to prepare! What's more, we've thrown in a free Online Edition that lets you read the entire book on a PC, Mac or tablet - you'll have access via 'My Online Products' on the CGP website from the moment you place your order. When the book arrives, just use the unique code printed inside the cover to gain full access.

This book is a roadmap to the key decisions, processes, and procedures to use when synthesizing qualitative literacy research. Covering the major types of syntheses - including the dissertation literature review, traditional literature review, integrative literature review, meta-synthesis, and meta-ethnography - Compton-Lilly, Rogers, and Lewis Ellison offer techniques and frameworks to use when making sense of a large body of scholarship. Addressing the standard and untraditional forms a research synthesis can take, the authors provide clear and practical examples of synthesis designs and techniques, and consider how epistemological, ontological, and ethical questions arise when designing and adapting a research synthesis. The extensive appendices feature sample literature reviews, guidance on communication with editors of journals, useful charts, and more. The authors' critical reflection and analysis demonstrates how a research synthesis is not simply a means to an end, but rather reflects each scholar's interests, target audience, and message. This book is crucial reading for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as early career and more experienced researchers in literacy education.

This book is a roadmap to the key decisions, processes, and procedures to use when synthesizing qualitative literacy research. Covering the major types of syntheses - including the dissertation literature review, traditional literature review, integrative literature review, meta-synthesis, and meta-ethnography - Compton-Lilly, Rogers, and Lewis Ellison offer techniques and frameworks to use when making sense of a large body of scholarship. Addressing the standard and untraditional forms a research synthesis can take, the authors provide clear and practical examples of synthesis designs and techniques, and consider how epistemological, ontological, and ethical questions arise when designing and adapting a research synthesis. The extensive appendices feature sample literature reviews, guidance on communication with editors of journals, useful charts, and more. The authors' critical reflection and analysis demonstrates how a research synthesis is not simply a means to an end, but rather reflects each scholar's interests, target audience, and message. This book is crucial reading for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as early career and more experienced researchers in literacy education.

Start speaking English with these 50 simple phrases. Essential English phrases are numbered on each page and the activities and games include lots of extra words. It's easy to learn English conversation skills and new vocabulary at home with this fun and friendly, action-packed book for children! The activities in this book cover all the important themes including greetings, colours, numbers, family, likes and dislikes. Includes link to free audio by a native speaker.

A fun, colourful Phonics Activity Book brimming with charming characters, engaging activities and crystal-clear explanations. Perfect for learning at home or in class, it's ideal for ages 4-5 (Reception). It's packed with short activities to help children practice their phonics skills as they progress through Reception! Each topic is explained in easy-to-understand language, followed by fun-packed activities and challenges designed to boost your child's confidence and make sure all that knowledge really sticks! We've also thrown in exciting puzzles so your child can apply their Phonics skills in a different context. Self-assessment boxes at the end of each topic can be used to keep track of their progress.

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Packed with engaging, colourful grammar practice for Year 6 pupils (ages 10-11), this smashing Targeted Question Book is perfectly matched to the National Curriculum! In addition to all those questions, there are notes and examples throughout the book to help children get started, and self-assessment tick-boxes to keep track of progress. Answers are included at the back! Year 6 Targeted Question Books are also available for Punctuation (9781782941262) and Spelling (9781782941309). Alternatively, you can buy the whole lot together in our combined Year 6 Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar Question Book (9781782941347).

The Jolly Phonics Workbooks are perfect for practising phonics skills. Covering the 42 letter sounds of English, these books provide a wealth of material for children to practise their reading and writing skills. Each sound is presented with a simple story and action, a letter formation guide and a section for writing practice. Engaging exercises and fun activities allow children to apply their phonic knowledge in reading and spelling regular words, as well as some 'tricky' words with irregular spellings. Each of the seven books helps children develop their phonic skills further, Each of the seven books helps children develop their phonic skills further, moving from simply letter-sound recognition and letter formation early on to moving from simply letter-sound recognition and letter formation early on to reading sentences and writing short phrases in the later books. These refreshed editions are the same as the previous editions in terms of number of pages, pagination and core content, but have been enhanced with: * Alignment of the core teaching materials (specifically Pupil Book 1 and Step 1 of Jolly Phonics for the Whiteboard) so that they cover the same ground in the first term * 15% new material, alongside fresh new cover artwork, action icons and some new and updated images * New dotted font for writing practice, alongside improved letter formation guides and sequencing of activities

"...embeds understanding of the types of questions asked on the SATs." Abi Gorman, primary teacher DIG DEEPER, AIM HIGHER! Challenge confident learners and stretch them to their full potential. This pupil workbook is packed with fun activities to engage high achievers and extend their skills even further. Targeted activities to stretch confident learners who are working at a greater depth Perfect way to prepare for success in SATs Covers all of the key English skills Motivates children with challenging activities that let them demonstrate their mastery Use this workbook as part of Scholastic's SATs Challenge programme, which also includes Year 6 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Teacher's Guide (ISBN 9781407176505) and Year 6 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Skills Tests (ISBN 9781407176529) to get children ready for the National Tests.

Steven Schneider's newly revised second edition of How Parents Can Help Kids Improve Test Scores: Taking the Stakes Out of Literacy Testing highlights the most recent literacy initiatives in America since the federal act of No Child Left Behind. His book has been redesigned to further help teachers and parents navigate through the maze of newly developed state standardized testing in reading and writing, so students may be able to achieve greater success. By using the proactive methods shown in this book and by following easily understood step-by-step instructions, parents and teachers can begin to help their children take the first steps down the road to literacy and to understanding the Common Core language arts subjects. This book features time-tested activities, suggestions, and a plethora of practical advice to assist teachers and parents in raising children's scores on standardized state reading tests. By utilizing the highly prescriptive "Pinpoint Reading Program," newly revised in this second edition, parents and teachers will gain new insights into the format, style, and objectives of these tests and how they can assist children to score higher. Most importantly, this book instills the confidence that children need to achieve the success that they rightfully deserve and for which their parents and teachers have come to expect.

This fantastic range of fiction for Shared, Guided and Independent reading gives you stories your children will love to read over and over again. Gaelic and Scottish teaching support also accompanies this reading series.

This fantastic range of fiction for Shared, Guided and Independent reading gives you stories your children will love to read over and over again. Gaelic and Scottish teaching support also accompanies this reading series.

In the World Library of Educationalists series, international scholars themselves compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces-extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, major theoretical and/or practical contributions-so the world can read them in a single manageable volume. Readers thus are able to follow the themes and strands of their work and see their contribution to the development of a field, as well as the development of the field itself. Contributors to the series include: Michael Apple, James A. Banks, Joel Spring, William F. Pinar, Stephen J. Ball, Elliot Eisner, Howard Gardner, John Gilbert, Ivor F. Goodson, and Peter Jarvis. In this volume, Courtney B. Cazden, renowned educational sociolinguist, brings together a selection of her seminal work, organized around three themes: development of individual communicative competence in both oral and written language and discourse; classroom interaction in learning and teaching; and social justice/educational equity issues in wider contexts beyond the classroom. Since the 1970s, Cazden has been a key figure in the ethnography of schooling, focusing on children's linguistic development (both oral and written) and the functions of language in formal education, primarily but not exclusively in the United States. Combining her experiences as a former primary schoolteacher with the insight and methodological rigor of a trained ethnographer and linguist, Cazden helped to establish ethnography and discourse analysis as central methodologies for analyzing classroom interaction. This capstone volume highlights her major contributions to the field.

Challenging the assumption that access to technology is pervasive and globally balanced, this book explores the real and potential limitations placed on young people's literacy education by their limited access to technology and digital resources. Drawing on research studies from around the globe, Stories from Inequity to Justice in Literacy Education identifies social, economic, racial, political and geographical factors which can limit populations' access to technology, and outlines the negative impact this can have on literacy attainment. Reflecting macro, meso and micro inequities, chapters highlight complex issues surrounding the productive use of technology and the mobilization of multimodal texts for academic performance and illustrate how digital divides might be remedied to resolve inequities in learning environments and beyond. Contesting the digital divides which are implicitly embedded in aspects of everyday life and learning, this text will be of great interest to researchers and post-graduate academics in the field of literacy education.