Amidst all the other listening activities and ideas, pairing audiobooks with print books is a teaching technique we don't get to talk about much, here on the blog. However, as we'll hear from Derek…
We Go Together: A Conversation About Pairing
November 22, 2019
Gwen Mak
Testimonial,
Using Tales2go,
Your Classroom,
Literacy,
Literacy Instruction,
ELA,
EL,
ESL,
School,
Listening Activities,
Case Study
Families Who Read Together, Thrive Together
October 25, 2019
Gwen Mak
At Home Use,
Parents,
Shared Reading,
listen,
Literacy,
Literacy Instruction
Family literacy programs are an important part of every school's literacy curriculum. Research articles have shown that everyone benefits from such programs.
Listen, You'll Write Better
August 24, 2019
Gwen Mak
Your Classroom,
classroom,
listening,
Literacy Instruction,
High Schoolers,
High School,
21st Century Skills
We believe children need to be good listeners before they can become great readers. We also believe that listening skills lead to better writing skills - for many of the same reasons.
Increasingly, curiosity is regarded as a vital skill students need to flourish in the 21st century - not only as they progress through school, but as a foundation for succeeding in their future…
Choose Your Next Adventure: A Differentiated Learning Experience
October 18, 2018
Gwen Mak
Classroom Ideas,
Comprehension,
Learning Resources,
Lesson Plans,
Teacher Materials,
Your Classroom,
classroom,
group,
Literacy,
Literacy Instruction
Differentiation, individualized instruction, personalized learning - these buzzwords represent some great teaching philosophies, but actually incorporating them into your daily practice can be tough.…
Guest Post: Dyslexia, The New Laws, and Audiobooks
August 16, 2018
Guest blogger
Learning Resources,
Using Tales2go,
Your Classroom,
listen,
listening,
Literacy,
Literacy Instruction,
Dyslexia,
Case Study
**Editor's Note: This post was written by Certified Academic Language Therapist, Denise Emert. She is an interventionist in the Marshfield Schools in Missouri, and has been teaching in public…
Engage Younger Readers with Audiobooks
January 24, 2018
Gwen Mak
Activities,
Classroom Ideas,
Learning Resources,
Teacher Materials,
Your Classroom,
classroom,
listening,
Literacy Instruction,
Story Time,
Reading
Tales2go Catalog: 2017 Recap
January 17, 2018
Gwen Mak
Using Tales2go,
Audio Books,
Listen Up,
Literacy Instruction,
Story Time,
Reading
We are all painfully aware of inequities in K12 education, sometimes even between schools within the same district. Last August, an article in The Atlantic detailed per pupil spending across…
