Teach Middle East Magazine March-April 2016 Issue 4 Volume 3 | Page 4

CON CLASS TIME 10 17 5 Classroom strategies to create good readers 18 Whose side are you on? 19 Cultivating lifelong reading habits 20 Unlock a lifelong love of learning using digital resources 22 Victoria International School of Sharjah … creates global citizens and leaders of tomorrow 25 Well-being in schools: A paradox in education 32 2 | Mar - Apr 2016 | | Class Time 6 Our Contributors 8 Administrator’s Corner: My principal has lost touch with classroom reality 9 Literacy programmes that are worth trying 10 Empowering teachers through coaching 11 Using MineCraft to enhance students’ literacy skills 12 What Makes a good guided reading text for early readers? 16 Should we allow students to read aloud in Arabic? 22 26 Teaching children with Dyslexia or slower processing 28 Featured Teacher: Linda Golding opens the world of literacy and learning to students 30 De-mystifying Drones 32 The power of reading fiction 34 Guided reading in the Arabic classroom 35 The ultimate reading list for boys 36 The do’s and don’ts of asking for a promotion