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Hi All, I work for a labour recruitment company and, due to some changes in immigration laws in my country, am now confronted with the task of bringing 116 Chinese adults' up to IELTS Lv. 4 in six months. The majority of my previous English teaching experience would be intermediate to advanced (thou...

Navajo students in our district have historically been classified as ELL students, but now as most do not speak Navajo as a first language some in our district believe they should no longer be classified as ELL. These students still struggle with literacy, language and academic issues. While they d...

First of all, you have to realise that this boy might be 3 years old, but as for English he's 1. Communicate with him as you would a one year old. Lots of hugs, lots of love, lots of pointing and one-word phrases. When you hand him something, say the word. Point to things and say the word. He'll soo...