Overview

Are you a teacher of ESOL, literacy or vocational classes and need a comprehensive resource with information and exercises to help improve your students' spelling? Aimed at entry level 2 of the Adult ESOL and Adult Literacy Core Curricula, and with a separate students' workbook designed to make self-study possible, this clear and comprehensive resource will help you learn or teach spelling patterns and how to improve spelling in English. This teachers' guide provides an introduction to the materials, discussion of the varied and specific needs of learners, and comprehensive guidelines on planning, approach and successful delivery of the exercises for your ESOL/literacy classes or groups. The Students' Workbook (ISBN: 978-1-86201-554-8) contains 22 practical modules with real-world examples and exercises covering vocabulary likely to be found in any language learning material at entry level, or in day-to-day life. It also includes a CD containing spoken examples of vocabulary for the exercises in each module.

Full Product Details

Author:   Meryl Wilkins
Publisher:   National Institute of Adult Continuing Education
Imprint:   National Institute of Adult Continuing Education
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 0.40cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.170kg
ISBN:  

9781862015593

ISBN 10:   1862015597
Pages:   48
Publication Date:   31 August 2012
Audience:   ELT/ESL ,  College/higher education ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  ELT General ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

General introduction. Who are the target learners?, Why spelling material specifically for ESOL learners? Approaches to teaching spelling. The principles on which the book are based. How the book can be used. Contents. The format of each unit. Notes for class teachers (ESOL classes). Working with the units of the book. Differentiating Dyslexia. Example lesson plans. Correcting. Ongoing work on spelling The sequence of units. Supporting an independent learner. Notes on the specific units. Independent learning. Notes for the learner. Notes for the volunteer helper.

Reviews

'... a valuable addition to the current ESOL learning materials and should be in every ESOL department.' Alison Schwetlick, ESOL lecturer. Voices, issue 232, International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language

Author Information

Meryl Wilkins has many years' experience as an ESOL teacher and teacher trainer in schools, community classes, further education colleges and university. She was involved in the development of the Adult ESOL Core Curriculum, as well as in writing materials for ESOL teaching and teacher training.

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