Tom Garside
What is scaffolding and how can we use it to support learning?
Scaffolded learning is integral to the stages of language acquisition that we guide our learners through when they are taking on new
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Tom Garside
- Jul 27, 2020
- 6 min
The rule of 7: How to get students to remember vocabulary more effectively
Vocabulary retention can be a battle for teachers and learners alike. We teach more and more vocabulary every day, but when the students’
Tom Garside
- Jul 12, 2020
- 5 min
Differentiation - why should you do it more? 4 ways to make sure no student gets left behind
Gather 30 people of the same age from your town or city together in a room, and it won’t take much to discover that every individual is
Tom Garside
- Mar 22, 2020
- 5 min
Developing online teaching methods for yourself and your students
In the wake of lockdowns, school and university closures, and international students returning to their countries to be with their families,
Tom Garside
- Aug 5, 2019
- 8 min
The rules of engagement: Ways of increasing student focus through tasks and activities
No matter what you teach, student engagement is a major challenge in every classroom. Learning increases when students are engaged
Tom Garside
- Jul 8, 2019
- 8 min
Can teacher talk affect how students think? Harnessing classroom discourse to increase cognition
Cognitive approaches to language learning work under the assumption that the more deeply learners think about what they are learning
Tom Garside
- Jul 1, 2019
- 8 min
Slow down, teacher! An argument for less haste in language education
Any teacher working towards assessments or barrier tests experiences the familiar pressure to get through syllabus content so that their stu
Tom Garside
- Jun 24, 2019
- 5 min
What is Test Teach Test? An impactful lesson structure for teachers and students
Any initial teacher training qualification in TESOL will rightly stress the importance of clear lesson structure for language lessons.
Tom Garside
- Apr 22, 2019
- 4 min
Gamifying pronunciation work through phoneme card games
Pronunciation can be a tricky beast. The range of accents, national and international varieties of spoken English result in very few
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