You have to have the right students to make this work, but I have had
the most advanced (perhaps even incorrectly placed student) in the
class be the teacher/tutor for the literacy student when I'm working
with the other students.  As we all know, teaching is the best way to
learn and if you can impart this on the advanced student and treat it
as a position of honor it can work and actually bring about great
group cohesion.  I would imagine this is not something that works with
every student, but it's one option...


On Dec 10, 2007 12:53 PM, A Tom <abtom at mindspring.com> wrote:

> Hi.  I agree that classes which mix literacy students with more

> advanced students are really difficult, in part because literacy

> students need more attention and can do less on their own.  Linmore

> publishes some beginner books (they have a website) which have very

> structured exercises (they look too easy unless you are a literacy

> student) and may be usable for some literacy (or maybe literacy plus

> a little) students while the teacher works with others in the class.

> The teacher would need to work on the story with the students first.

> They have some for teenagers as well as adults.  Abbie Tom

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