January 16th, 2010
Category: ESL Articles
Tags: at, best, Choosing, English, english conversation, english tutor, Language, Learn, Method, Online, web
Learning or improving upon a second language is no longer confined to rote learning audio cassette tapes or out of date computer language programs on cd-rom that look like they were created in the late 1980’s. People around the world are slowly starting to visit online language websites that cater to a diverse set of creative teaching methods largely integrating web 2.0 technologies that create an environment of collaboration and sharing amongst its users.
Methods that didn’t exist 10 years ago are now available to millions of language learners across the world. Not only do these new methods promise convenience, they…
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November 20th, 2009
Category: Reading Skills Help
Tags: Adult, at, Good, Help, Improve, Method, r words, Reading, Skills, Their
The person has basic reading skills, graduated college and all BUT has a very hard time with larger words. I am wanting to help,and the person wants my help, but i need to know of a way to do so effectively without making the person feel badly. It amazes me how the education system does not spot such problems..
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November 8th, 2009
Category: Articles
Tags: at, best, Child, Find, General, Learn, Method, Phonics, Pronunciation, r words, Read, Reading, Teach, Vowel, Writing
Some reading experts claim that there are only four methods that viable for teaching reading today. These methods are phonics, look and say, the language experience approach, and the context support method. However, a newer method, syllabics, seems to be gaining ground as a new, even preferred, alternative method for teaching children to learn to read. Each method deserves a close look.
Teaching Reading with Phonics
Without a doublt, phonics is perhaps the most widely used and most easily recognized method for teaching today. Instructing children to read using this method begins with the alphabet and the sound associated with each letter.…
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