TalktoCanada.com — Teaching Kids Online

JUL4th2010

TalktoCanada.com has primarily been focused on teaching adults, but is increasing its “kids” client base. One of our teachers — Lusi Brace — talks about her experience teaching kids online.

She says…”I believe that the online teaching is definitely a breakthrough in education. Working for TalktoCanada I have had the pleasure to teach different nationalities and different ages. In the last couple of months, I’ve started to teach children online. Although for some teachers, it can be challenging to maintain a child’s attention and concentration in a class environment, the online experience does not shy away from that same effort. I would say it requires more effort to keep the child concentrated in a virtual classroom where he or she has an easy access to internet. However as a TalktoCanada teacher I am trained and prepared with materials to keep my students interested in the lessons. I try to organize the lessons to meet each of my student’s needs. I believe that it is important to get as personal in understanding and helping the student whose needs might vary from learning the language, building vocabulary, or reinforcing their reading and comprehension. In a virtual classroom I have from 3 students to just one so it is easy for me to help them acquire the knowledge and skills that they need. When I teach children online I try to keep the lessons as entertaining and simple without forgetting the necessary and essential points of the lesson. More importantly it is easier to also keep in touch with the parents and communicate their child’s strengths, weaknesses and improvements. I welcome any concerns that the parents might have about their child and try to work with them to help the student become better and more prepared. Not many teachers can say that teaching children is effortless, but I can happily confirm that teaching children online is no longer an effort but a pleasure.”