[nobe-l] tutoring ESL clients

[Kelsey Nicolay]

Hi Ashley,
Yes, I have tutored ESL students.  What I did was write down the 
vocabulary on my Braillenote and emailed it to her after the 
lesson so she could study it.  For pronunciation, a lot can be 
gained by listening.  When I tutored my student, we spent a lot 
of time working on her ;this sound and I just listened to her 
pronunciation and tried to correct it based on the descriptions I 
read online.  Another method is to give your students a mirror 
and ask them to tell you what their mouth is doing.  I also 
watched youtube videos on pronunciation with my student so they 
could watch a professional pronounce the sound we were working 
on.  I will tell you that if you have to work on their r, it is 
going to be difficult.  That's where we struggled.
I really do not see why you could not bring your laptop with 
JAWS.  I did that and my student had no issues with my blindness.  
She only had to help me when youtube decided to show an ad.
Hope this is helpful.
Thank you,
Kelsey Nicolay