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      Programme 9: Teacher reading

      Submitted by Rob Lewis on 12 April, 2012 - 08:30

      'Teaching reading' is a subject at the very heart of learning. What steps can we take to make students more confident readers? And how can we find a variety of materials - or 'texts' - for our students to read?

       

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      Weekend

      Submitted by TE Editor on 8 July, 2009 - 14:28

      'Weekend' is a short story by the author Fay Weldon, and published by Penguin in 'Modern British Short Stories'. It originally appeared in 'Cosmopolitan' magazine in 1978.  This version of the BritLit kit was significantly revised in 2009.

      Average: 3.5 (107 votes)
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      Moses's Little Brother

      Submitted by TE Editor on 22 April, 2009 - 12:32

      The story ‘Moses's Little Brother’ was writter by Ron Butlin, who is from Scotland. The activities that go with it are suitable for secondary age students.

      Average: 3.9 (28 votes)
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      The Hand that Feeds Me

      Submitted by TE Editor on 3 March, 2009 - 15:30

      'The Hand that Feeds Me' is a story by the American born writer Michael Z. Lewin, who lives in Bath in England. The narrator has a different view of the city from most people. This kit was written by a group of teachers from Italy, Spain and Portugal who attended the NILE (Norwich Institute for Language Education) course in Norwich in August 2008.

      Average: 4.4 (63 votes)
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      Hay Festival Segovia kits

      Submitted by TE Editor on 29 October, 2008 - 15:19

      These three short kits were the result of a collaborative event in Segovia, Spain, between the organisers of the Hay Festival Segovia 2008 and the British Council, Spain.

      Average: 4.2 (29 votes)
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      Francesca Beard: Chinese Whispers

      Submitted by TE Editor on 15 April, 2008 - 09:09

      This project is something out of the ordinary for BritLit as it supports a major piece of performance poetry. The materials here have been designed to support a series of workshops and performances of ‘Chinese Whispers' by Francesca Beard, one of the UK's leading performance poets.

      Average: 4.3 (32 votes)
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