One of the potential curriculum strategies, which includes technology applications, could be websites for blogging. Although reading blog posts is not seen as a typical reading activity, it is gaining popularity among children and adults (Mabuan, 2018). Students are motivated to learn and are better prepared for a digital age when they are allowed to read and write in the blogging format (Crowder-Meyer, 2021). This classroom engagement may have influenced many of the writers in the class to pursue careers as expert writers or web content creators (Barton & McCulloch, 2018). Students can make their blog posts, read those of their classmates, and comment on them to initiate discussions using programs like Kidblog, a secure and easy-to-use writing platform for the classroom.
Developing a learner’s organizational, cognitive, and social abilities can promote the learner’s independence (for example, working in pairs or groups with others). Teachers can allow students to apply what has been taught through modeling and extending it, as well as support them in mastering note-taking and summary-writing techniques (Golparvar & Khafi, 2021). It will be necessary to explicitly explain interpersonal and cultural norms to the students in the classroom (Roy‐Campbell, 2018). Students from various nations may be accustomed to different regulations and behavior codes at school. Teachers can use simple lists or visual representations of the information regarding school social skills to explain it to their students.
To sum up, various innovative and creative ways of teaching reading and writing are appearing for young and adult students that broaden the opportunities. It is recommended for teachers to integrate a few of them into the class curriculum one by one and observe how it works. Through trial and error, it becomes apparent over time which strategies work the best for particular circumstances and needs.
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Crowder-Meyer, M. (2021). Blogging your way to a research paper: The benefits of a semester-long blogging assignment in the political science classroom. Journal of Political Science Education, 17(3), 482-492.
Golparvar, S. E., & Khafi, A. (2021). The role of L2 writing self-efficacy in integrated writing strategy use and performance. Assessing Writing, 47, 100504.
Mabuan, R. A. (2018). Using blogs in teaching tertiary ESL writing. English Review: Journal of English Education, 6(2), 1-10.
Roy‐Campbell, Z. M. (2018). Integrating Newcomers Into an ESL Classroom. The TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching, 1-5.