When IELTS candidates stare at their Reading paper, alone and under time pressure, traditional scaffolding techniques aren’t available.  We can’t:  pre-teach blocking vocabulary.  activate schemata by facilitating conversation around the general topic.  concept-check to ensure that learners have understood the title and the genre before tackling the details and inferring author’s intention.  Our fear is … Continue reading Four Fun Ways to Build Knowledgeable, Confident IELTS Readers – by Richard Buckley