A bank of 24 teaching strategies to promote communication skills in lessons and to aid learning. Perfect for use in English lessons however, these are universal strategies which would add to any lesson regardless of the subject. The strategies are broken down into the following groups; Cognitive Strategies - Ways to help learners understand new concepts and think about ideas. Meta-cognitive Strategies - Ways to help learners think about their own learning & deduction. Affective Strategies - Ways to help learners control and use emotions, motivation and attitudes. Social Strategies: Ways to help learners interact and learn from and with others. Compensation strategies - Ways to help learners to compensate for any missing knowledge or understanding.