Hi Everyone, I'm very happy to be here. My name is Kevin and I'm a high school English teacher here in Japan. I used to blog a lot and sometimes write short stories for English language learners. I also am interested in basic reading research. So I was thinking about combining all of this together to try and put together a sample chapter of a book which contains: 1) a very short story of 500-1000 words with ~90% of the vocabulary consisting of the most frequent words of English 2) two to three pages of theory about how reading skills are developed and how reading the short story can help develop those skills 3) a series of activities to be used in lessons, or by a parent with their child, or by a group of friends which is also based on the theory in part 2. The completed chapter will, I hope, be about 8 to 10 pages and will serve as the template for the rest of the book. I'm also really excited to spend time with other teachers who are interested in material development and...
The proposed cover for the book I hope to finish during this class... nothing like accountability and a deadline to get you moving! If I can get it finished, we'll do a live "uploading to retailer sites" so you can see how it works. So... must get writing! :)
ReplyDeleteMy proposed Table of Contents. Every time I think I'm done, I think of something else... and I'd like to be done! That said, if you see anything missing, do leave a comment. :)
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Lovely Dorothy!!!
ReplyDeleteI like this cover. It's clear and easy to understand. Having it in blue makes a lot of sense. I don't really see anything that needs to be changed.
ReplyDeleteHa, yeah, the cover is fine... now all we need is the insides. ;)
ReplyDeleteThe inside is a doddle ;)
ReplyDeleteWow, how do we do something like this? With Canva?
ReplyDeleteMiss Alex I hired a professional graphic designer, actually. Her contact info is on our resources sheet. But with Canva you can still make a good (if simpler) cover.
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