Trouble with reading and pronouncing words?

Some adult learners have a shaky foundation when it comes to the basics of reading, spelling and pronouncing words. There are many reasons why an adult student missed out on acquiring these important skills earlier in life. Some of these are:

• Troubles at home
• Ineffective teacher
• Unrecognized learning disabilities
• Being "shoved" ahead to a higher grade
• Too many students in class
• Overworked teacher
• Lack of in school supports
• Student was too old when supports were available
• Hearing problems
• and so on and so on...

The barriers to learning are as varied as the students affected.

Here are a couple of websites that adult learners have found particularly useful in gaining the basic skills to improve reading, spelling and pronunciation::

http://www.starfall.com/    According to one student even though this website is meant for children it was great at providing the basics of phonics - very colourful - well organized.

http://dictionary.reference.com/ A fantastic site for improving vocabulary. The correct pronunciation can be heard  by clicking on the "speaker" icon. Check out the FLASHCARD section!