Author: Ms. Devon

Have you seen these beautiful images taken by the James Webb Telescope? They are fascinating! Did you know they are images of a galaxy cluster as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago! We aren’t sure that we can wrap our …

We recently read this cute little rhyming book. Although it has some hard animal names and action words in it, we think it would be the perfect book to read together with mom and dad. Does your child have a …

This book is really quite a lovely story. The pictures not only add to the story but I would argue, are a big part of its success. Although the story is not complex at all, there is quite a lot …

Congratulations to Learning A-Z on winning the 2021 Supes’ Choice award for Equity and Anti-Racism Champion! Learning A-Z is the parent company of the Reading Program, Kids A-Z, which we use in our lessons and homework here at the Transposed …

I was recently watching Atsueigo’s YouTube channel, a favorite of mine. Much of his content is aimed at higher-level English students. Many of whom are trying to pass a certain test or understand the small details of the language. However, …

Yesterday in my lesson, I worked with a fairly advanced student on irregular past tense verbs. Many of these were very easy for him but I also included verbs that he had never heard of before so, in all fairness, …

I had tickets to be a spectator at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. They were for the 3m springboard men’s final (happening on August 3rd) here in Tokyo. I was super excited as I, myself, also dove for 10 years when …

I know many students’ families may be thinking, why should we practice reading a lot when we study this in school? Likewise, many of my students have said, “I can read but I can’t speak.” However, did you read almost …

Japan, you are not alone! I watch, read and listen to a lot of different language learning videos, blogs, and podcasts. Recently I’ve noticed a common thread that seems to be overlooked in Japan. So many of these people, who …