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Mary Myatt

MaryMyatt

Just read @joenutt_author latest & #39;Teaching English for the Real World& #39; via @JohnCattEd and it& #39;s stunning

& #39;Provoke children to think before they write down their thoughts& #39;

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Teaching English for the Real World

Teaching English for the Real World

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1912906953/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3

& #39;Listening is every bit as important a skill as speaking because if you don’t hear what someone says, how can you add to, refute or build on it?& #39;

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& #39;A substantial series of lessons shd be on basic linguistics & etymology. Schools should be teaching background knowledge that tells them where English came from, what kind of language it is, & the major historical events that led to its current status& #39;

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Bill Bryson’s Mother Tongue good for this

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mother-Tongue-Story-English-Language/dp/0141040084/ref=sr_1_1?adgrpid=51632095605&dchild=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwn7j2BRDrARIsAHJkxmw6SLiUXQ6B_tuvmA-hQiJ7vSyICOA0zj9ceIeorrKxdqZAnDHufSsaAnLmEALw_wcB&hvadid=259067156292&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1006973&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=10876387764704510549&hvtargid=kwd-302021577558&hydadcr=24432_1816108&keywords=bill+bryson+mother+tongue&qid=1590568708&sr=8-1

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& #39;Support early work on linguistics and etymology, secondary schools should also commit to teaching children in these first two years of secondary school how to write clearly, by hand& #39;

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& #39;Texts that have been lavishly annotated, skilful model answers, detailed notes and analyses, all written by teachers, not pupils neglect to inculcate scholarly habits and attitudes& #39;

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& #39;The focus in schemes of work and resources prepared is almost always on the skill and not the text. All the teaching effort has been directed at how to write, not how to think& #39;

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