Comments on: Carol Read's Six Favourite Picture Books http://sixthings.net/2009/03/15/carol-reads-six-favourite-picture-books/ A Miscellany of English Language Teaching Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Anita Kwiatkowska http://sixthings.net/2009/03/15/carol-reads-six-favourite-picture-books/#comment-275 Anita Kwiatkowska Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:28:53 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=793#comment-275 Hi again and thanks for being so understanding :) It's really hard to find some quality articles or ideas about teaching YLs on the net. Most sites or bloggers themselves concentrate on games or 'fun stuff you can use' in the classroom without providing any reasoning behind their choices. Sure, I'd like to contribute to the idea about misconceptions. Just have to do dome thinking beforehand to come up with something sensible :) Is there a way to contact you in a different way than by posting comments? Just wondering. All the best, Anita Hi again and thanks for being so understanding :)

It’s really hard to find some quality articles or ideas about teaching YLs on the net. Most sites or bloggers themselves concentrate on games or ‘fun stuff you can use’ in the classroom without providing any reasoning behind their choices.

Sure, I’d like to contribute to the idea about misconceptions. Just have to do dome thinking beforehand to come up with something sensible :)

Is there a way to contact you in a different way than by posting comments? Just wondering.

All the best,

Anita

]]> By: Lindsay Clandfield http://sixthings.net/2009/03/15/carol-reads-six-favourite-picture-books/#comment-274 Lindsay Clandfield Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:52:38 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=793#comment-274 You're right Anita, there should be more Young Learner stuff on this blog! I like your suggestion of the misconceptions. Would you like to contribute one yourself? Meanwhile, I'll see what I can do to rectify this in the future and bring a little more balance. Btw, I know that Carol Read was thinking about doing a blog on Young Learners... if it happens I'll advertise here! You’re right Anita, there should be more Young Learner stuff on this blog! I like your suggestion of the misconceptions. Would you like to contribute one yourself? Meanwhile, I’ll see what I can do to rectify this in the future and bring a little more balance.

Btw, I know that Carol Read was thinking about doing a blog on Young Learners… if it happens I’ll advertise here!

]]> By: Anita Kwiatkowska http://sixthings.net/2009/03/15/carol-reads-six-favourite-picture-books/#comment-273 Anita Kwiatkowska Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:37:39 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=793#comment-273 Hey, I wouldn't mind reading something more about teaching young learners on your blog :) Seems like almost everybody in the blogging community of TEFL ingnores that area. I have a feeling that teachers of adults don't think much of teachers of kids. It would be great to see something like 'Six popular misconceptions about teachers of young learners' or similar - just a suggestion :) Good luck in Paris btw, Anita Hey,

I wouldn’t mind reading something more about teaching young learners on your blog :)

Seems like almost everybody in the blogging community of TEFL ingnores that area. I have a feeling that teachers of adults don’t think much of teachers of kids. It would be great to see something like ‘Six popular misconceptions about teachers of young learners’ or similar – just a suggestion :)

Good luck in Paris btw,

Anita

]]> By: Sandy http://sixthings.net/2009/03/15/carol-reads-six-favourite-picture-books/#comment-272 Sandy Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:12:51 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=793#comment-272 Ana: sorry if I upset you ... and caused you to display your ignorance on this site?! Anyway, I have no axe to grind about people choosing to teach children, adults, or monkeys - whoever. I just happen to have a strangely unpredictable mental imbalance towards seeing the ridiculous side of almost everything (including myself, by the way). It does help to keep the life/work balancing act in correct perspective, and provides me with an endless stream of free entertainment! Ana: sorry if I upset you … and caused you to display your ignorance on this site?! Anyway, I have no axe to grind about people choosing to teach children, adults, or monkeys – whoever. I just happen to have a strangely unpredictable mental imbalance towards seeing the ridiculous side of almost everything (including myself, by the way). It does help to keep the life/work balancing act in correct perspective, and provides me with an endless stream of free entertainment!

]]> By: Ana http://sixthings.net/2009/03/15/carol-reads-six-favourite-picture-books/#comment-271 Ana Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:53:40 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=793#comment-271 to sandy: Silly me went to check what "readers' wives" was. Has it crossed your lazy neurons that there are actually people who like to teach, and people who like to teach children, and people who like children's books? and that no matter how hard you try to demonstrate it, there's nothing wrong with that? to sandy: Silly me went to check what “readers’ wives” was. Has it crossed your lazy neurons that there are actually people who like to teach, and people who like to teach children, and people who like children’s books? and that no matter how hard you try to demonstrate it, there’s nothing wrong with that?

]]> By: Sandy http://sixthings.net/2009/03/15/carol-reads-six-favourite-picture-books/#comment-270 Sandy Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:56:50 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=793#comment-270 Anything from the Beano to Viz is fine by me. And there's a very visual publication called "Readers' Wives" that a lot of male EFL teachers are into ... or so I've heard. Anything from the Beano to Viz is fine by me. And there’s a very visual publication called “Readers’ Wives” that a lot of male EFL teachers are into … or so I’ve heard.

]]> By: Karenne Sylvester http://sixthings.net/2009/03/15/carol-reads-six-favourite-picture-books/#comment-269 Karenne Sylvester Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:11:50 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=793#comment-269 Hi ya, I'm going to add a site rather than a book! I found this recently and unfortunately don't have much use for it myself -until I figure out how, there's got to be a way, it's too cool for words- anyway it's excellent for authors self-publishing a picture book who don't have an illustrator (creative commons stuff available), teachers creating their own worksheets or those who have creative kids: <a href="http://http://www.doink.com//" rel="nofollow">www.doink.com</a> Karenne Hi ya,

I’m going to add a site rather than a book!

I found this recently and unfortunately don’t have much use for it myself -until I figure out how, there’s got to be a way, it’s too cool for words- anyway it’s excellent for authors self-publishing a picture book who don’t have an illustrator (creative commons stuff available), teachers creating their own worksheets or those who have creative kids:

http://www.doink.com

Karenne

]]> By: Alex Case http://sixthings.net/2009/03/15/carol-reads-six-favourite-picture-books/#comment-268 Alex Case Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:14:17 +0000 http://sixthings.net/?p=793#comment-268 Story books for kids are one of the few things related to teaching I don't mind spending my own money on, because it's at least as much fun for me as it is for them. Will look out for these, because I had to leave my own collection of 40 or so back in Japan due to weight restrictions and can't bear just to buy the same ones again My own recommendations are much less original From Head to Toe by Eric Carle (body parts and actions) The Secret Birthday Message, also by Eric Carle (shapes and prepositions) Where's Spot (Animals, furniture and prepositions) Go Away Big Green Monster (body parts, shapes and colours) Most of the Apricot picture books (http://www.apricot-plaza.co.jp/e/e_publication_list.php?tp=CTG&cid=7) - probably difficult to find outside Japan, but specifically designed for EFL students and well worth searching for And loads more that I can't think of at the moment. I'll be back! Story books for kids are one of the few things related to teaching I don’t mind spending my own money on, because it’s at least as much fun for me as it is for them. Will look out for these, because I had to leave my own collection of 40 or so back in Japan due to weight restrictions and can’t bear just to buy the same ones again

My own recommendations are much less original

From Head to Toe by Eric Carle (body parts and actions)

The Secret Birthday Message, also by Eric Carle (shapes and prepositions)

Where’s Spot (Animals, furniture and prepositions)

Go Away Big Green Monster (body parts, shapes and colours)

Most of the Apricot picture books (http://www.apricot-plaza.co.jp/e/e_publication_list.php?tp=CTG&cid=7) – probably difficult to find outside Japan, but specifically designed for EFL students and well worth searching for

And loads more that I can’t think of at the moment. I’ll be back!

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