Where to Practice Speaking English (and Visit!) - The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem

A great place for your learner to practice their spoken English (and visit a new place as well) is at one of the conversation circles held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem. 

What Your Learner Can Articulate Verbally: An Assessment Tool

A helpful resource for assessing your learner's speaking ability.

Introducing New Sounds and Letters to Your Learner

Use a classic elementary school method to teach reading to your learner: the Wilson Reading System. 

Recording Dialogues: A Fun Pronunciation Activity!

Pronunciation can be tricky! Here's one activity to help your learner practice their English pronunciation skills.

The Benefits of Mistakes

The best ways to help your students correct their pronunciation mistakes and why those mistakes are useful for you. 

Teaching Reductions: Why We "Gotta" and Why We "Hafta"

American English is really two different languages. There's the formal, grammatically correct English that we read and write, and there's the slurred and informal English we speak.