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scriby wrote:I am looking for good books for speaking classes for small children and very low level adults.
Any ideas or suggestions?

I would love some ideas too. I'm afraid of getting books that are geared toward children...but I need my student to read some simple stories and then we can talk about them.

Hello! I'm a new volunteer tutor for a young woman from Kosovo. I was given 5 hours of "training" with little or no help in making lesson plans, what to teach first, how to teach, etc. I am not a teacher myself, just a volunteer who wants to help. So far we've worked on introductions, family relatio...

I just wanted to pass along a terrific resource that's helped me immensely. It's a complete course packet for working with pre-literate adult refugee learners, put out by Tacoma Community House in Washington state. It's very practical and customizable, and the salvation of this teacher mired in a p...