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IDIOMS, FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, & ASD

We look at challenges children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face when learning figurative language. Our Idiom Series offers support for young learners!.......... CONTINUE READING
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MULTICULTURAL, BILINGUAL IDIOM BOOKS ARE “A BREATH OF FRESH AIR”

We are excited to announce a new series of idiom books, available in many languages. With clever multicultural illustrations and bilingual example sentences, Language Lizard Idiom Books explain common idioms in a way that makes them easy to understand. What is an Idiom? An idiom is a phrase that says one thing, but means something different. An idiom can be a quick way of saying something complicated. It’s useful for language learners to study idioms because knowing idioms............. CONTINUE READING
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BRANCHING OUT: IDIOMS & LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Learning a new language is hard work – definitely no walk in the park! As a teacher, parent or student, you may find yourself so busy with the basics of vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar that you’re hesitant to add any more work. But idioms – sayings with a shared meaning in a community, which aren’t decipherable from their words alone – are an important part of language learning, too. Read on for some helpful tips to “pave the way” to learning idioms in a............. CONTINUE READING
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