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Watkins, Victoria – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2020
This article is an investigation into the Reading Partners scheme at a large inner London comprehensive school in England; this research comes from a small scale study I carried out as part of my Masters of Teaching at the Institute of Education, University College London. Reading Partners is a project whereby younger and older students within the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading, Cooperative Learning, High Schools
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Brady, Monica – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2014
How do students draw on texts read in class to explore and make sense of the world? How does role-play open up the possibilities of utilising these resources, remaking them for their own purposes? How does play, as Vygotsky suggests, enable students to achieve more? And how does being in role change the character of social relations in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 11, Secondary School Students, Role Playing
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Vetter, Amy – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2011
Becoming a successful writer is an important skill for the young because it predicts academic success, supports and extends learning, provides opportunities to participate in civic and community life and fulfils expectations of the workforce to create clear and concise documents. Many secondary students in the US, however, struggle to gain basic…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Writing Instruction, High School Students, Grade 11