by Marcel Negrete | Mar 14, 2016 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
This year, Literacy Forward will again be hosting agencies here in Austin, Texas for the English Forward Institute! Agencies looking to adopt the English Forward Training System to use in their own communities will participate in the 3-day Institute to learn how the...
by Marcel Negrete | Feb 29, 2016 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
Removing yourself from the activities, as difficult as that might be sometimes, is a great way to give students the courage to talk without worrying about being observed or judged. You might remember from the lesson flow demonstration video when Karen’s class...
by Marcel Negrete | Feb 23, 2016 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
Our blogposts are typically centered on news and information specific to Literacy Forward, but today we wanted to share with you all an interesting idea – getting your students to think in English. Of course, every class we have our students using English to complete...
by Marcel Negrete | Feb 12, 2016 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
Are you looking for a good way to introduce Civics or another important topic to your class? With the advent of audio and video streaming services, such as YouTube and Spotify, it’s never been easier to bring famous speeches or videos into the classroom. Below are a...
by Marcel Negrete | Feb 12, 2016 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Portal Preview
Are you looking for a good way to introduce Civics or another important topic to your class? With the advent of audio and video streaming services, such as YouTube and Spotify, it’s never been easier to bring famous speeches or videos into the classroom. Below are a...
by Marcel Negrete | Feb 11, 2016 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Webinars
In this webinar, instructors will learn about health literacy, common themes and topics in health literacy, and instructional strategies for addressing health literacy in the ESL classroom. Participants will learn how to create a health literacy lesson using the...
