The goal of the GCF Reading Program is to help adults at all levels become more proficient readers.



Utilizing various learning tools, learners will be able to learn and practice reading the top 1,000 most frequently used...

This video will help students understand the critical role of comparative figurative language (metaphor, simile, and personification) in establishing theme in poetry.

Fighting Friends | The Easy English Show 1



Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews and expose the street culture of...

This video explores the idea of descriptive language and how tone, mood, and imagery all work in conjunction to enhance any form of writing.

In this lesson demonstration video at the National Gallery of Art, Grace Bogosian, a second-grade teacher at Sacred Heart School in Washington, DC, uses the Looking: 5 x 2 routine with her students to build an inventory of their...

In this lesson demonstration video at the National Gallery of Art, Grace Bogosian, a second-grade teacher at Sacred Heart School in Washington, DC, uses the Looking: 5 x 2 routine with her students to build an inventory of their...

This video provides an engaging and informative explanation of the historical usage of "thou", "thee", "thy", and "ye" in the English language. It explores how these words were used in early modern English and their relationship to...

Mercer Hall has been teaching for over sixteen years at an independent school on Long Island, New York. He is a five-time honoree as Teacher Of The Year, and he has been awarded both the Thomas J. Reid Excellence In Teaching Award and...

Some people question whether Shakespeare really wrote the works that bear his name _ or whether he even existed at all. Could it be true that the greatest writer in the English language was as fictional as his plays? Natalya St. Clair...

Sit back and watch as our expert teacher leads your child through a lesson recognizing the sight words- “C” words! This video tutorial will strengthen your child’s reading skills while reviewing common “C” sight words. After watching,...

Give your child’s reading skills a boost while watching this helpful video that focuses on the sight words- “B” words! Let our teacher guide your child through the worksheet to ensure understanding and mastery. Watch again for repeated...

This guided lesson will help your practice proper writing conventions by learning the capitalization of titles! Capitalization has specific rules that only a teacher can explain to kids to make it stick. After watching, your child will...

In this lesson demonstration video, first grade students at Seaton Elementary School in Washington DC practice the See/Think/Wonder routine with reproductions of Wassily Kandinsky’s painting Improvisation 31 (Sea Battle). Classroom...

This video looks at the rapid expansion of the use, and teaching of English in China, from the 1970s to present. (Part 1 of 4) Playlist link -f='http://wwlink -ube.com/playlist?list=PL479264EnglishA92' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>link...

In recent years, English has become increasingly dominant as the language spoken at the European Parliament, in Brussels. This film examines why. (Part 2 of 4) Playlist link -f='http://wwlink -ube.com/playlist?list=PL479264EnglishA92'...

A look at the government of Singapore's attempts to discourage the use of 'Singlish' - a local vernacular that mixes English with dialects of various races that make up Singapore. (Part 3 of 4) Playlist