My Favorite Posts That Appeared In September

I regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see older Best Posts of the Month at Websites Of The Month (more recent lists can be found here).

You can also see my all-time favorites here. I’ve also been doing “A Look Back” series reviewing old favorites, too. Check out A LOOK BACK: 2019’S BEST POSTS FROM THIS BLOG – PART ONE.

Here are some of the posts I personally think are the best, and most helpful, ones I’ve written during this past month (not in any order of preference) There are a lot of them this month:

NO SURPRISE: NEW STUDY FINDS ENCOURAGING INTRINSIC MOTIVATION FOR READING BETTER THAN OFFERING REWARDS

WHO SHOULD TEACHERS TAKE SERIOUSLY WHEN THEY GIVE ADVICE ABOUT CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION?

HERE’S THE ADVICE I GAVE OUR ADVANCED ELL TEACHERS ON HOW TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR WRITING ASSESSMENTS – WHAT CAN YOU ADD?

“EIGHT WAYS TO HELP ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS FEEL MOTIVATED TO READ & WRITE”

HERE’S THE ARTICLE & PROMPT THAT STUDENTS USED FOR AN ESSAY ON CELLPHONE USE – PLUS SOME OF THEIR RESPONSES

WHAT I’LL BE DOING OVER THE NEXT YEAR

OUR AFTER-SCHOOL PEER TUTORING PROGRAM FOR ELLS – STUDENT HANDOUTS INCLUDED!

THERE ARE LOTS OF REASONS TO REGULARLY BE KIND TO OUR STUDENTS, & A NEW STUDY FOUND ANOTHER ONE

NEW STUDY FINDS THAT STUDENTS BECOME MORE ACADEMICALLY MOTIVATED IF THEY HAVE HOPE IN “SOCIOECONOMIC MOBILITY”

DO’S & DON’TS OF WORKING WITH AN AIDE IN AN ELL CLASSROOM – PLEASE ADD YOUR OWN SUGGESTIONS

NEW STUDY SHOWS ACTIVE LEARNING MORE EFFECTIVE THAN LECTURES – DUH!

“HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO A TEACHER WHO SAYS, ‘I DON’T SEE COLOR’?”