Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j4QHnLG07399; Thu, 26 May 2005 13:49:21 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 13:49:21 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20050526174621.45266.qmail@web60911.mail.yahoo.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: PAUL ROGERS <pwaynerogers@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:10883] bilingual, phonetic approach better? X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 1897 Lines: 60 I recently received the email below and thought I would present it to this list for feedback. The author makes a very interesting comment concerning learning languages phonetically. I look forward to any replies. Paul Rogers Dear Paul: I serve 3 Mexican immigrant children that speak very limmited English. They are 9 and 10 years of age and 2 can read in Spanish. The third is a limited Spanish speaker as well as a limited English speaker. I use different material, Oxford Picture Dictionary, Edmark Reading, Flash Cards, 1st 1000 Words, Steck-Vaughn grammar excercises, and Puma Rosa. Puma Rosa helps in many ways. It helps my female student learn new phrases and vocabulary, their meaning, the correct pronunciation and the correct spelling while keeping her up to date in Spanish, which is proven to be necessary in language aquisition. The better she can speak Spanish the better capable she is for learning English. Puma Rosa helps one male student to learn the above and serves as a remedial for his Spanish. His native language is Tarasco which is an Aztec dialect. He is very poor in Spanish and may actually be learning English phonetics faster than Spanish phonetics which may complicate his education furthur on. Puma Rosa rectifies this by teaching English and Spanish Phonetics at the same time. This may prove to be the MOST effective way to teach in cases like this. I wish y'all would research that, at least it is my hypothesis. I am a chemical engineer by trade. I speak spanish having traveled Mexico extensively and studied at the University of Guanajuato. My wife is Mexican. I may be able to help with any research needed. Let me know what plans your orginization may have. hope this helps __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/
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