OUP Head Start English Teachers Grade 8 (Approved)

Head Start English is a series specially written to provide practical experiences that support the acquisition of language skills for the Competency Based Curriculum. Books in this series provide a range of activities that learners will find exciting and motivating. The activities are aimed at enabling the learner to acquire the core competencies and values as well as embrace the Pertinent and Contemporary Issues (PCIs).

This Teacher’s Guide supports the teacher by offering the following:

-an introduction to the Competency Based Curriculum,

-comprehensive teaching guidelines for each activity,

-sample professional documents,

-helpful hints on class management, group work and differentiated learning,

-helpful hints on how to handle learners with special needs during the lessons,

-detailed guidance on Competency Based Assessment.