Reading · 3 min

Help with English, time and motivation

Goal

Your students know why they study, have a weekly plan and know they can ask you about English terms.

Whole lesson

About 6 minutes

Before you start

The lessons your students find hard (Lesson 6)

1. 1

   Start with why. Tell your students what the program gives them, and what they should be able to do at the end of each course.

2. 2

   The courses are in English, and you are their English teacher. Before a hard lesson, go through its terms and fixed phrases together.

3. 3

   For example, before Elements of Story: plot, setting, character, conflict, and phrases like “in the end”.

4. 4

   Answer questions about the material when you can. When a question is outside your subject, write it down and put it in your report (Lesson 11).

5. 5

   Help each student plan the week: a few fixed study times, and one lesson at a time.

6. 6

   Remind students what is due: courses, tests and assignments. A short announcement to the whole class works well (Lesson 7).

7. 7

   Notice progress out loud. When a student finishes a lesson or improves a score, say so. Small wins keep students going.

8. 8

   Let students try on their own first, then help. The goal is a student who works independently, steadily, every week.