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Tips From A Tutor: Helping Your Kids With Homework

November 13, 2014 by Natalie Ast 1 Comment

Written by Natalie Ast For a few years, in between graduating from University and moving on to law school, I was a tutor in Toronto for French Immersion and English students. I had the chance to work with a variety of age groups and cover a range of subjects. Seeking extra help from a tutor to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Kids, Parenting, Tweens & Teens Tagged With: English, French, homework, math, Studying, tutoring, tutors

Let Them Speak Pidgin

November 23, 2010 by Kath

In my old job, one of the questions I asked on the first day was, "what supports do we have in place for our English Language Learners?" To which the reply was a very unsatisfactory, "none. We don't have any ELLs - all our students are tested before being admitted to the school."Canada being the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Cockney, dialects, Ebonics, Eliza Doolittle, ELL, English, ESL, grammar, Henry Higgins, My Fair Lady, Pidgin English, Pygmalion, Singlish, syntax

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