What to do.. he can speak but he cannot read...
Hi,
So I have a student that has a learning difficulty of some sort, he is:
22 years old
2 years learning English in Australia
Certificate for pre-intermediate
pronunciation is poor but nearly understandable sometimes
can read abc ok
can copy text correctly, slowly but correctly, no errors
cannot do math
gets 47/100 for the Dolch 100 wordlist (ie "dad, this, that, and his" he cannot read yet)
has very poor memory
lies about his ability (I read the Bangkok Post)
Cannot use most words correctly
does not understand pronouns
does not understand plurals
I am supposed to be teaching him business English, but have told him that he needs to be able to read first.
I started on the Dolch list, but his failure rate is astonishing for someone with 12 years of english education in him.
He really has a learning disability, in 5 minutes he forgets "this", which I have spent 10 minutes explaining (multiple times).
Any advice or should I tell him he needs professional help to identify and treat his problem with learning?
Thanks
Colin
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Get back to basics.
Originally Posted by Colinkbkk
Samak- "Westerners have a saying, 'Look at both sides of the coin', but Westerners only look at one side, Myanmar is a Buddhist country. Myanmar's leaders meditate. They say the country lives in peace. We have three neighbours: Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. We use their resources, all three of them. If we have this great relationship, why should we pick on them?....They (the leaders) found new gas resources. I negotiated with them so we can sign contracts."
Just simply speak to him I assume you are older that he ? then just impart wisdom
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