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Stimulating and developmental feedback: Learning from a challenge
Why do some children persevere, while others, sometimes despite their good abilities, give up immediately when something gets difficult? Is perseverance a character trait or does it depend on upbringing? Why do some children enjoy difficult tasks …
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Turn students into readers: Tips for promoting reading
Practical tips to promote reading in your students.
The tips are divided into three sections:
- choose (supply and availability of books),
- reading (time to read and be read to),
- respond (book talk).
These rubrics are based on Chambers' reading circle.
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Reading promotion and literature education
A publication by Malmberg in which the following elements are discussed:
- the importance of reading,
- Chambers reading circle,
- learning path literature education.
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Bachelor or graduate degree? Guide to higher education
Higher education in Flanders is made up of different types of study programmes. There are academic bachelors that lead you to a master's degree and professional bachelors that prepare you for the work field. In addition, there are also …
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Academic English: do's and don'ts
Most students have a good basic or even advanced knowledge of English. Yet writing in academic English is often a stumbling block for many. Academic texts are not just formal texts, they require a certain style.
In this article you will find ten tips …
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Conditionals: English if sentences (if clauses)
If I had ten million, I would ask the Queen to come for afternoon tea. If you had ten million, what would you do?
Those first two sentences are if clauses. With if sentences you indicate a condition in English; in Dutch you do that with als. Such …
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American and British English: The History and Differences
We are all confronted with English; both American and British English. Both are correct, but at school we learn British English. What exactly is the difference between British and American English? And how did these differences arise historically?
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Executive functions: Learning starts at rest in your classroom
'Not stricter than before, but clearer. And therefore less frustration'. Evita and her colleagues at VBS De Zwaan (Sinaai) looked at their approach from an executive function perspective and separated high expectations from impossible ones. Expert …
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Ten facts about Flemish Sign Language
A poster with useful facts about our sign language.
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This is how you respond to extreme statements in class
In every classroom a provocative statement comes up every now and then. The right to freedom of expression is not above the principle of equality and non-discrimination. In this article you can read how you can respond appropriately.
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Articles in French: When to use le or la?
This article discusses the general rules and some tricks for finding the correct article.
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Differentiate thanks to direct instruction
An article by Schoolmakers with information about direct instruction and the step-by-step plan of direct instruction. This step-by-step plan offers a lot of guidance for structured differentiation.
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