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ow we teach The same way we all learned our first language:  We heard it spoken.  We repeated the sounds.  We practiced the words.

We focus on helping the student hear and speak before teaching them to read and write. Think about it: you had a fairly large vocabulary by the time you started school. Then in school you were taught to read and write.

he secret of our success? Practice. Practice. Practice. The best teachers are able to give their students three times as much practice as poor teachers. How? Using routines. Establish them and maintain them. LEI curriculum is a great help in this area with the sequence of Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Clap the Stress and Conversation sections. Carefully sequenced materials introduce new difficulties at a manageable rate. Visit our classes and you will be able to see how the curriculum works out in the nitty-gritty business of learning. A living, moving picture is worth a thousand words.

To visit classes, contact: San Francisco Bay Area: Joanne Meads jrmeads@worldnet.att.net Western States: (CO, NM, MT, WA, OR, CA, NV, ID, AR, HI) Don Edic, edic4lei@aol.com Northern California: Nick and Lolly Nickerson, lollytalk@juno.com Southcentral States: (TX, OK, LA, AR, KS) Penny Hiller, penhiller@aol.com Northcentral States: (ND, SD, MN, WI, NE, IL, IN, MI, MO) Bob & Mary Mulloy, bobmulloy@juno.com Northeastern States: (OH, PA, KY, VA, NY, VT, MA, DE, NJ) Mark & Pam Snyder, marknpam@juno.com Cuernavaca, Mexico: Ramiro and Blanca Nava, gaisa@edsa.net.mx LEI Headquarters, Oklahoma: general@literacyevangintl.org

ost Teachers volunteer their services and talent, so there is no charge for the class. The students pay only for their book, Passport to the World of English ($15.00).

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ESL Ministry

Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church

1801 Lacassie Avenue  Walnut Creek  California 94596   925-935-1574

Joanne Rae Meads  jrmeads@worldnet.att.net

June 26, 2000