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My school district will return from spring break tomorrow (Tuesday). I am thankful to return to a shortened week, but I am still filled...

I have an accent. We all do. We don't know it until we leave our community. For the first 18 years of my life, my accent was not a...

I have been sick lately with a powerful strain of the stomach flu. It was awful. I decided to gather a list of expressions in English...

A quick poster I made to provide my students with visual supports. This week in my year 3 English Language Development class I reviewed...

When I first set up this website I proudly put the wording together in English. I researched what words would work best for searches. I...

I have a Master's degree in Latin. I studied Latin in middle school and high school. That is where my infatuation with languages started....

Step-by-step to speaking English comfortably. Sign Up Create an account and fill out a short profile to help me understand your current...

In my first year working with the growing population of Hispanic English language learners, I frequently saw bouquets like these....

Welcome! I'm Elyse. I teach English for speakers of other languages. Formerly known as "ESL," "ESOL," and most recently "ELD." I started...