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An ex-OKAN student in my class. What now?
Every year, several thousand ex-OKAN students move on to regular education. They are going through a turbulent period and are experiencing language and often learning delays. 'They can use all the help during that catch-up race,' says follow-up …
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Read Reader Reads!: Multilingual Edition
In the fifth edition of the online magazine Lees Lezer Leest! multilingualism is central. You can read contributions from writer and illustrator Marit Törnqvist, linguist Sharon Unsworth, VoorleesExpress director Anne Heinsbroek and several …
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Across the Border: A game about the world, alcohol, friendship, gaming and many other things
This game method about tobacco, alcohol, illegal drugs, gambling and gaming has been developed for young asylum seekers and refugees.
Over the border is a game where different teams play against each other. The language is simple. The themes …
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Game box free time
With this game box, children who know little or no Dutch yet learn and practice words in a playful way, via classic memory, pictionary and other forms of play.
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Effective writing education: Writing is daring to look up
How do you make writing assignments a success for every student? In Marit's OKAN class, young people take their first timid steps in Dutch. And yet she dares to set the bar high. Discover how her approach will also make your next writing task more …
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Distance learning via WhatsApp: Practical example
Practical example of Linda Van Duin of ANT2 , how she approached distance learning in the Netherlands with her ISK students (the equivalent of the Flemish OKAN classes) during the first week of the suspension of the lessons. She uses WhatsApp and …
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Summer School: Stimulating language acquisition in a playful way
In this article you can read how a lesson week at the summer school in Antwerp looks and comes about. Interaction and active language use are key concepts for good language education, just like creating a safe environment for the children. The text …Translated by
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Carrots in New Earth: Story cards about departing and arriving
The story box Carrots in new soil was developed by Claire Wiewauters and Kaat Van Acker from Odisee University of Applied Sciences. It consists of thirty story cards, made by illustrator Marie Van Praag and produced in collaboration with Studio Sesam …
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Inversion does not exist
Do you write telephoon with double -ph and Vlaamsch with -sch as in the year 1900? Of course not. But you do talk about inversion in class (NT2 or Dutch mother tongue). Isn't that also so 1900?
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A warm welcome for foreign-language preschoolers: Ten practical tips
In many kindergarten classes there are one or more foreign-language toddlers. As a teacher you are faced with the major challenge of developing a safe and positive classroom climate for them.
With these ten practical tips you ensure that …
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Football: Memory game
For children who love football, the football club or a football internship is the ideal opportunity to practice Dutch. With this game box, children who know little or no Dutch yet acquire essential vocabulary that they need in the club or during …
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Secondary schools with ex-OKAN students
A study by the Center for Language and Education (CTO) of the KULeuven shows that ex-class pupils end up more than other pupils in the BSO, DBSO or the BuSO. They get more C-certificates and fewer A-certificates. They often end up in the …
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