[etni] mnemonics and native speakers
- From: Esther Schenker <schenker.e@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:54:36 +0200
Hi, all.
I have been following the thread about mnemonics with great interest. So I
would like to relate a personal experience that I had with my son and his
son. One evening I got a call with such panic in his voice that I couldn't
imagine what had happened. It seems that my grandson who is in 4th grade
this year is having his first experience with learning English in a class of
Hebrew speakers. Now, given that he has had problems with his ears/hearing
for some time, he is doing relatively well. So what was the problem? His
Israeli teacher was telling the class that the pronunciation of the vowels
was not what my grandson was used to. Considering that both of his parents
are native speakers and that English is the first language used at home with
other siblings as well, my own son called in a panic. What could he do?
His son didn't know what to say, how to say it or who to listen to. Thank
goodness for Kindersite and Starfall.
Since that fateful evening, he has been using the sites and also the
workbook/reading books from Starfall to get him through the challenge. It's
not over yet, but hopefully he will analyze to his heart's content and be
able to read and hear what he is seeing online and from the stories with the
proper pronunciation.
Too bad that I only discovered Lauren's site a few days ago. I will be
adding this to my repertoire.
Good luck to all.
Remember, whatever helps is worth it.
Esther Schenker
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