This section is for the Reading Specialist Subscribers.
In this section, I review various English courses with a SoR eye to see how they align, or not, with the principles of good English teaching. So far, I have reviewed Longman's Welcome to English. Oxford Phonics, Fantastic Phonics, Monster Phonics and more are coming soon.
A new pedagogy in mainstream education, with numerous aliases such as:
- Inquiry learning
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Problem-Based Learning:
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Discovery Learning:
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Experiential Learning:
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Open Learning:
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Inquisitive Learning:
Has entered into mainstream education, and many curricula are shifting towards an inquiry-based model. This category examines the research underlying the ideas and concepts. It explores the literature and experiences of teachers to determine how this approach differs from traditional pedagogy, and, most importantly, whether it is genuinely effective.
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Constructivist Learning: Identified as the philosophical basis on the Wikipedia page, including works by Piaget, Dewey, Vygotsky, and Freire, this approach views learning as the construction of meaning from experience, aligning closely with the principles of inquiry.
