L. K. Eubank has been trained by the Michigan State University Teaching Assistant Program and tutored for 2-1/2 years using Technology Enhanced Accent Modification [TEAM] software. This software is used to reduce accents for non-English speakers.

Tutoring services in East Lansing, Michigan.

Your personal word tutor. Know your roots to increase your vocabulary.

The ABC's of The Total Physical Response by Francisco J Cabello, Ph.D. Concordia College Moorhead, MN 56562.

Note from Dr. James J. Asher, originator of TPR: If you are new to TPR, I think you will especially enjoy this excerpt from Dr. Cabello's book.

Web business site of Donald & William Eubank

University of Pennsylvania; Gutenberg Project; University of Virginia;

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PRONUNCIATION CONTRASTS IN ENGLISH Teachers of English to speakers of other languages face many challenges. ...Nilsen and Nilsen have compiled a comprehensive volume on those sound contrasts distinguished in English. They provide extensive lists of both vowel and consonant contrasts, each with phonetic diagrams and descriptions, minimal pairs (both isolated and in sentences), and specific languages for which the contrast may be problematic.

Vocabulary Plus High School and Up: A Source-Based Approach ...Grounded on the Nilsens' source-based approach, students and teachers are led through explorations of how, over the centuries, words have been enlarged and given additional meanings both through lexical extensions and metaphorical processes. Capitalizing on the basic concept of a source-based approach that words have “natural” connections to each other, the Nilsens provide ample applications to demonstrate how these words can be taught through what are called gestalts, webs or ladders.

The abundance of materials provide students with ample practice in using contextual clues, not so much to figure out a meaning as to exclude the meanings of a word that are inappropriate. Each chapter includes “Workshop” pages ready for photocopying, along with suggestions for many other activities that will engage students' interest long enough that their minds will have time to absorb the meanings. An answer key is provided for each of the exercises.

Vocabulary Plus K-8: A Source-Based Approach ...In addition to improving children's vocabularies, teachers have potential for improving cognitive skills by giving children experience in recognizing word relationships that even many adults are unaware of. They can also help to improve reading comprehension skills by helping students understand the process of language change so that children will have keys to unlock the meanings of words they have not met before.

The book covers all aspects of setting up and running a library, including:

* choosing a room and making shelves and other furniture
* choosing books for the library
* how to make a catalogue, classify books and establish simple and effective library systems that work for your library

Even with few resources, it is possible to set up a library that will make a real difference!

The handbook gives step-by-step instructions on: lesson planning; teaching students to speak, listen, read and write in English; teaching grammar and vocabulary; testing and assessment; and, creative use of resources ;

All the activities in the book have been developed, tried and tested by VSO and national English language teachers working throughout the developing world.

Early Literacy Boston University's Zero to Three has many links and information.

Your Baby Can Read developed by Robert C. Tizer, Ph.D. The most natural time to learn language is early in life. Interactive use of videos is a fun approach to help babies, toddlers, and preschoolers learn language during the natural window of opportunity for learning language.