by Marcel Negrete | Mar 14, 2013 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
The most common questions I get asked by new teachers are about multi-level classrooms. Even if your program has leveled classes, it’s likely there’ll still be differences in levels among your students. So what’s a teacher to do? Start by checking...
by Marcel Negrete | Feb 26, 2013 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
English Forward has been busy at work creating new materials to help out ESL instructors in the classroom. We’re excited to roll out our new curriculum and web portal to teachers in Central Texas. Teachers – we’d love to hear from...
by Marcel Negrete | Feb 8, 2013 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions I can’t remember my Username. Your Username is your email address. Help! I forgot my password. To retrieve your password, click on the Portal Login tab in either the upper or the main menu and the login page will...
by Marcel Negrete | Jan 24, 2013 | English Forward, English Forward Blog, Teaching Tips
Working with ESL learners dealing with literacy issues can pose many challenges in the classroom. Here are some tips for making your classroom a positive environment for literacy-level students. Minimize the use of text. This could include text from books and...
by Marcel Negrete | Jan 24, 2013 | English Forward, English Forward Blog
Have you checked out We Are New York (http://www.nyc.gov/html/weareny/html/home/home.shtml)? We Are New York is an Emmy Award-winning TV show from the New York Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs. The episodes are designed to help ESL learners tackle a number of...
by Marcel Negrete | Jan 24, 2013 | Beginning For The Classroom, English Forward, English Forward Blog
The Beginning Introduction is a comprehensive guide to the Beginning English Forward Curriculum and its underlying principles. It includes an outline of the ESL by Design Lesson Flow, definitions of key vocabulary used in the curriculum, a list of all realia and...