[nobe-l] tutoring ESL clients

[Ashley Bramlett]

Hi Kelsey,

Thanks for the tips.
I like the idea of looking for youtube clips.
I also think writing the vocab on the braillenote and then sending it to the 
client Is a good idea. Students need
to see the words as they study and say them.
I also think they need to see something as we work together though. I'm 
thinking of having pre made flash cards or writing it down  as we work. I 
have low vision so I could write a few words down and be able to read them. 
But the challenge is I cannot write in a straight line, at least not 
completely straight. I could use bold lined paper I suppose, but I'd rather 
not. I'd rather
just use standard paper  because they can look at it easier without those 
lines.
Hmm. maybe a ruler to keep straight would work.

Lots of listening and conversations should be helpful which requires no 
accomodations.

Ashley
-----Original Message----- 
From: Kelsey Nicolay via nobe-l
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2015 7:18 AM
To: National Organization of Blind Educators Mailing List
Cc: Kelsey Nicolay
Subject: Re: [nobe-l] tutoring ESL clients

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

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