Effective Text Selection for Language Instruction

Posted by on May 10, 2025 in Primary Education | 0 comments

Educational Resources: General Considerations

These guidelines are divided into two distinct and complementary sections. The first section addresses the criteria for selecting texts and speeches to be used in a course. The second section focuses on didactic exercises and reflection on the text.

1. The Selection of Texts

For a language course, text selection affects all linguistic samples students encounter and process. This means everything they read and listen to, as well as the written proposals

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Primary English: Classroom Starters, Exchanges & Stories

Posted by on May 7, 2025 in Primary Education | 0 comments

First Day: Essential English Phrases

Hi everybody! My name is Paula, and I’m going to be your English teacher during this school year. In my lessons, we will try to speak only in English! Now, I want you to answer some questions. But, when you know the answers, please raise your hand! OK, let’s go!

  • How are you today?
  • What’s the date today?
  • What’s the weather like?
  • What are you wearing today?
  • How do you get to school?
  • What did you do yesterday?

Okay, very good job! We will continue the lesson by

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Intercultural Education Strategies for Immigrant Children

Posted by on Apr 30, 2025 in Primary Education | 0 comments

Intercultural Education Guidelines

Intercultural education aims to foster respect, integration, and understanding among diverse cultures through activities that explore traditions, languages, and values.

Individualizing work with immigrant children involves personalized plans with measurable goals, developed by a professional team in collaboration with parents.

Strengthening relationships with immigrant parents involves overcoming language and cultural barriers through inclusive resources.

Teacher Challenges

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Key Concepts in Foresight Methodology

Posted by on Apr 30, 2025 in Primary Education | 0 comments

What are the basic elements of foresight methodology?

  • A holistic view
  • Creativity
  • Participation and Cohesion
  • Pre-eminence of process over product
  • Convergence-divergence
  • Purpose Construction

What are the major phases of foresight methodology development?

  • Normative
  • Definitional
  • Strategic Confrontation and Feasibility
  • Strategic Assessment and Feasibility

Within the normative phase, what are the two main moments?

The design of the desirable future and the logical profile of the future.

Which foresight phase includes

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Academic Writing: Structure, Citation, Grammar Rules

Posted by on Apr 20, 2025 in Primary Education | 0 comments

Essay Structure Breakdown

  1. The Structure of the Essay
  2. The Introduction
    • The Opening Statement
    • Background Information
    • The Thesis Statement
  3. The Body
  4. The Conclusion

Citation Formatting Examples

  • Journal Article: Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the article. Name of the Periodical, volume(issue), page#–page#. https://doi.org/xxxx
  • Book: Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Copyright Year). Title of the book (7th ed.). Publisher. DOI or URL
  • Chapter in an Edited Book: Author, A. A., & Author,
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Teaching History Concepts in Early Childhood

Posted by on Apr 19, 2025 in Primary Education | 0 comments

Difficulty Teaching Social Sciences Early

Initial premise: The concept of time and History can be taught and learned in Early Childhood Education.

Traditional Views in Spain

Traditionally, teachers in Spain have tended to think that it is only possible to teach history in the third cycle of primary education (Hernandez, 2000; Santisteban, 2000). Social sciences were not taught at the initial level because educators thought that the children were too young to understand their contents, characterized

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