> Dear Kwako,
> I'm trying to teach privately a 11-year old with a learning problem -
> she's really struggling with English. She likes to play video games.
> Any advice? I'm miserable.

> Tomiko - female teacher from Japan

Tomiko. Re: Your student "Alice".

First:"Alice's Word List". Ask Alice to write down the words she knows in English. 5, 10...
Second: Ask Alice, "Tell me what you wrote!"
Third: If Alice wrote 10 words and she told you 6 of these words, them her average/score is 60%.
fourth: Challenge Alice to improve that average next time. The higher score, the better.

First month goal: "Alice's Word List" should have more than 100 words within one month. Alice's score should be 70% or higher.

Second month with "Alice's Word List": She will learn/memorize very short sentences.

That's it for now.

KWAKO
Ghana