One of the best tools I use for vocabulary development when teaching English as a second language are picture books. This includes older...

About a month ago we shared a fascinating article with you about how teachers are not being trained to teach reading! The article rightly...

Some children - people - enjoy mysteries and figuring out the whodunit part. Others enjoy the thrill of it. Here are the most popular...

Are you a non-fiction enthusiast? Or maybe after reading this column, you are looking for non-fiction books to entice your son. Here are...

Dear Gaila, In the past Dear Gaila columns you offered great suggestions for encouraging writing in English at home (see part I and part...

Dear Gaila, Before Pesach my son's teacher suggested that we work on his writing skills. Pesach vacation is already halfway over and all...

Dear Gaila, Pesach is almost here and I would like to get English Jewish literature as afikoman presents for my children. What do you...

Dear Gaila, I have a weekly remedial teaching session with a weak Hebrew speaker. I use Reading Rocks! (which is excellent, by the way)....

Dear Gaila, How can I teach my students to spell "crazy English words"? Words that just don't make any sense because they don't follow...

Dear Gaila, My students have a rich enough vocabulary in English, yet with the English bagrut matriculations coming up I need to work...

This month I want to share with you my picks for fantasy books and series. Since 1997, when the Harry Potter series started being...

Dear Gaila, I know you must get this question all the time - but how do I get my daughter to read? She knows how to read very well. We...

Dear Gaila, I have a 2nd grader and a 5th grader who are participating in your amazing and fantastic Readathon! Their reading has already...

This month I want to share with you my top twenty teen books. This list is especially dedicated to our 7th-8th grade Readathon...

I'm certain that you've noticed that Readathon 2017 is about to start. For the past few months I have been working hard on getting the...

As many teachers, parents and students know - the best way to learn to read is with phonics. There are two parts to teaching students how...

Last week I explained why children need to learn to read with phonics. However, with all due respect to the theory, how do we translate...

Very often people ask me which is the best way to teach - sight words or phonics? My answer - BOTH but start with phonics! Why is it...

Once a month I will post a list of my top books in a certain category. This time I will discuss humorous, silly books that will make you...

In this series I've discussed the reasons for rewarding students and last week I explained about the worth of the rewards. This week I'll...