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| comprehension | 7/7/2007 |
Q: My daughter is in her final year and seems to be doing well.She is a grade A student....but takes ...
A: I found a couple of websites with good information for you. Bear in mind that improving reading ...
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| The use of "a" and "an" | 1/25/2007 |
Q: You may find this question a little out of the ordinary, but your profile said your expertise is in ...
A: For the short answer: According to Paul Brians at Washington State, "An historic" is technically ...
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| coles notes | 11/15/2006 |
Q: In Canada, we have a study book series available called 'Cole's Notes'. Those are study outlines for ...
A: Here we have Cliff's notes and PinkMonkey.com. You aren't going to like my answer, because the ...
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| rules about length of quotes in papers | 10/2/2006 |
Q: What rules do you give your students about length of quote or amount of information from an article ...
A: I don't have any hard and fast rules. I have used a "rule of thumb" of about 10% of total material ...
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| teaching tools | 9/14/2006 |
Q: My boys are seventh and eighth grade. I decided to home school them. They are good in grammer. But ...
A: The only thing I really know to help them with grammar and writing is to read and write. By writing ...
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| Gaining Cert to Teach | 8/22/2006 |
Q: I am a college grad with a BS Business Admin and have been working in my field for the last 20 ...
A: I am afraid that there is not an easy answer to this one. In general, teachers are liscensed to ...
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| Shift from French to English | 8/1/2006 |
Q: Laura I know my question is a little bit strange. I have two girls in Grade 7 and Grade 2 studing in ...
A: In my experience, young children pick up language easily, especially in an immersion situation. The ...
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| High school research | 2/26/2006 |
Q: I am transitioning my 61 12th graders into a research project which should result in a quality ...
A: I like to use the "I Search" format (see ...
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| Grammar | 1/12/2006 |
Q: Was and Were: Is it "If I were to go...." "If I were you..." or "If I was to go..." "If I was ...
A: It is "If I were to go..." and "If I were you..." It is called the subjunctive mood, and applies to ...
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| Dear Laura,
How do I encourage... | 12/30/2005 |
Q: How do I encourage my students for being a good team member in research projects? Thank you.
A: I am not sure exactly what you are asking, but I will try. If you are asking how to encourage ...
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| i feel dumb plz help | 5/14/2005 |
Q: ive been having this issue for about my whole life, i always feel un-smart for having a unexpanded ...
A: I am going to guess you are not going to like this answer, but artificial vocabulary builders are ...
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| Book Reports | 5/6/2005 |
Q: I've been teaching English 9 - 12 for 6 years. My question relates to the rationale for the ...
A: First of all, I want to commend you for teaching high school English for 6 years. When I taught ...
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| meaning of "passionate" | 4/12/2005 |
Q: This is all about the word "passionate" and its usage. I hope you dont mind me asking this kind of ...
A: According to Dictionary.com (which is a pretty good site, by the way) pas·sion·ate is an adjective ...
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| Research Help | 4/9/2005 |
Q: Laura, What kind of research format/guide can I provide my students with in order to research a ...
A: The best research guide I know of is called Big 6, but it is involved. The easiest one to teach is ...
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| Computer software for elementary students | 4/7/2005 |
Q: Currently, I am seeking the best software for elementary students. The list is extensive and I ...
A: Some tried and true programs that work with multiple age children, that have a lot of lesson plans ...
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| Computer software for elementary students | 4/4/2005 |
Q: Currently, I am seeking the best software for elementary students. The list is extensive and I ...
A: I am not exactly sure what you are asking. Could you clarify? Actually, could you answer the ...
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| research projects | 3/19/2005 |
Q: I am a teacher of English Language, I kindly ask you about comuturized projects to tell my students ...
A: I am not exactly sure what you are asking here. Could you give me some more information? Do you ...
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| English Grammar | 3/8/2005 |
Q: My class was having this discussion about using "I" or "me". Elise wrote this sentence next to a ...
A: I love grammar questions! "Me, just after going for a swim." is incorrect in any case, as it is a ...
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| Organization | 1/9/2005 |
Q: I am in the 9th grade and writing a persuasive essay on why students should be permitted to use ...
A: Ross, I have a couple of articles from a magazine for teachers regarding the use of laptops in ...
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| teaching jobs | 12/6/2004 |
Q: Hallo. I am an Italian teacher of English. I teach English above all , but also Italian for ...
A: Roberta, If I understand you question correctly, you are looking to teach in the USA? The first ...
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| banned novels in Young Adult Lit. | 12/5/2004 |
Q: What are some good websites to find information on banned Young Adult Literatare, and why they have ...
A: The best website for this is the official one: The American Library Association. The link to the ...
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| on line teaching degree | 8/1/2004 |
Q: Ever since I was a teen I knew I wanted to be a public servant. I went into health occupations ...
A: Gustavo, I have known people who have had good luck with University of Phoenix. However, even though ...
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| Vygotsky and ZPD | 3/24/2004 |
Q: It vould be kind of you if you would let me know your opinion of stage four in this the recursive ...
A: Erik, I need a little more information so I can help you. All of these things are theory and ...
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| the art and science of teaching | 3/2/2004 |
Q: I am a masters student assigned to write a research paper on "The art and science of teaching". ...
A: The art and science of teaching generally refers to the skills involved in teaching. Skills are the ...
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| anecdotes as a student / teacher resource | 2/1/2003 |
Q: Do you think our website (see below) would be of interest to students &/or teachers for research ...
A: Jay, Based on the examples you gave I do think this would be useful for students and teachers ...
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| Homeschool resources | 1/11/2003 |
Q: Would you happen to know of any online resources for 7-8th grade projects of any subject, extra ...
A: Michelle, One great site is SCORE which can be found at <http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cy68.html> ...
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