English Language Learners

The Library has a new book Practical Ideas that Really Work for English Language Learners(428.00712 McC) and in the May 2007 issue of Intervention in School and Clinic there is a practical article titled 20 Ways to Influence Vocabulary Acquisition for English Language Learners.  Call us if you’d to read these.

Media Literacy

Media Literacy is a hot topic.  Some of our 2007 books include the following  titles: Coming Distractions: Questioning Movies;   TV Takeover: Questioning Television;  Reading the Media: Media Literacy in High School English;   Virtually True: Questioning Online Media;   At the Control: Questioning Video and Computer games;   Pretty in Pink:Questioning Magazines.  Call the library to borrow any books (416) 395-8289.

A great Canadian web page is the Media Awareness Network.

Rowan

Curriculum Services Canada

I revisited this webpage for the first time in a long time and it has a new look and feel.  Teachers should check CSC for print resources (eg using Assistive Technologies with Special Ed Students, word walls in secondary schools) and also streamed videos.

Rowan