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Whiteboards in ESL Classrooms

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Whiteboards in ESL Classrooms

According to the Center for Immigration Studies, one in 5 American families speak a language other than English in their homes. Also, millions of non-English speakers come to this country to live, work, or study. Because of this there is a huge need for ESL (English as a Second Language) classes, and they are going on every day in almost every city. Language experts say that English is one of the most difficult languages to learn, so ESL teachers have quite a challenge trying to explain the difference between "there, their, and they're" to people. Most native speakers can't get...

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Whiteboard in a Box for Home School Families

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Whiteboard in a Box for Home School Families

According to government statistics, there are about 1.7 million K-12 students being home schooled in the U.S. this year, which is about 3.5 % of all students. The numbers for home schooled kids has been growing steadily over the past 10 years, and often parents will try to have their home school environment mirror a real classroom.  Many home school families set aside a room in their home to be a classroom. This helps separate the things kids do for recreation like watching TV and playing video games from the serious nature of learning. Keeping schedules on the wall for...

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