A dialogue journal can provide valuable information for you about your learner's writing skills as well as the nature of your learner's writing errors. Here are tips on how to create a dialogue journal.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
How to use Cloze Tests to Determine Whether your Learner Can Handle a Reading Assignment
How to use the classic cloze test to assess the appropriateness of a reading text for learners. Also, tips on how to create cloze tests from reading texts, and how to analyze what the tests reveal about your learner's ability to understand what they are about to read.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Learner Reading: is Your Learner at the Instructional Level, the Frustration Level or the Independent Level? Use a Cloze Exercise to Find out!
Readers generally fall into one of three levels: Instructional Level readers, Frustration Level readers, and Independent Level readers. Read more about what the terms mean, and how to assess what level your learner is at is by way of a method known as a cloze.
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