What Can a Poem Created by Your Learner Tell You?

Can your learner move beyond a regular response in LEA approach and create a poem?Can this poem tell about your learner's past life and future anticipations? Yes, it can! You'll be able to inspire your learner to write it. Here are some tips.

Using Public Transportation: Help Your Learner Become Familiar Using Customized Flashcards

Public transportation (known as "the T" in Boston) is one of the best ways to get around the city and surrounding areas. Using flashcards from Quizlet, you can effectively teach your learner about the T's lines and destinations.

What Can a Simple Video of a Kitchen Reveal About Three Young Russian Women Living in the US?

A good video shoot by your learner will allow you to find out a lot about their life, their values and their experiences. Here are tips on how to teach your learner to shoot a good video of their home.

Funds of Knowledge: How to Make Tutoring Sessions Meaningful to Learners by Drawing Upon What they Already Know

All learners have unique knowledge and skills called funds of knowledge. How can you discover your learner's funds of knowledge and make your tutoring sessions even more meaningful? Here are some tips.

Speak Up! Use Intonation to Teach Punctuation

A useful activity for teaching the use of periods and question marks

Why It's Important to Use One Type of Font Consistently

When you're typing something - a worksheet, an LEA transcript - somebody is bound to read it, and when that somebody is an ESL learner, you want your text to be as easy as possible to read. One area that can confuse learners are fonts. In this post, we'll discuss the differences between fonts and why it's important to use one type consistently.

Language Experience Approach in Action

We recommend using the Language Experience Approach (LEA) as an effective way to immediately address a learner's Language needs. LEA was recently used by Sandra LaPerche, one of our tutors, to identify her learner Yan's specific language strengths and weaknesses.