POSSIBLE PITFALLS

Caution

Beware of "constructive criticism"
and "admonishment". 

These time-worn procedures 
can have nasty side effects.

Aside from wasting classroom time 
these procedures are likely 
to cause the student 
to halt trying. 

A good alternative 
is to re-instruct 
rather than discuss 
the student's shortcomings. 

Let the student listen 
to the tape 
during another class period. 

Don't hold up the class. 

Sacrifice an hour 
of another subject;
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NO EMBARRASSMENT ALLOWED

Speaking

AVOIDING EMBARRASSMENT 
CAN BECOME 
THE CHILD'S PRIMARY MOTIVE 
FOR LIVING.

Embarrassment stops participation. 

Student's participation 
is essential to learning.

Why would any classroom 
allow opportunities 
for embarrassment????

Why do we refuse to speak up 
on certain subjects?

Why don't we participate 
in unfamiliar situations?

We are avoiding possible 
opportunities 
for embarrassment.

Why display your lack of skills?

If there is a chance 
that you will be wrong, 
why not keep your mouth shut?

How can you get around this?

Solutions

Teach a limited embarrassment 
form of reading and speaking.

The Peterson Reading technique
imbeds partial familiarity 
of the sounds in your mind.


One million words correctly 
pronounced in 100 hours
provides some confidence
in a correct pronounciation.

Phrases assist the search 
for meaning. 

Phrases allow words 
to be learned 
in a limited context.

Accelerated Thinking 555 
allows a student 
to have memorable input 
just before speaking and writing. 

555 procedures enhance 
students’ recallable memory.
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TO STUDENTS
WHY DO IT THIS WAY? 

A. Your time is at stake.

Strict Timing and Previews

Designed to solve 
the worst problems in studying: 
boredom, 
time-consuming, 
waste, 
poor comprehension, 
poor memory, 
poor writing quality.

Q. 
Previews too fast 
for your mind?

A. 
Impossible. 

Your mind works 
a million times faster.

Q. 
Different?  

A. 
Yes, 
and it takes a few hours 
to get used to paying attention 
and writing notes in phrases 
rather than sentences. 
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Poor pronunciation 
is a very quick way to earn 
discrimination from others.

Which do you want? 

To learn correct pronunciation 
of 10,000 new words 
in four years, 
or 
100,000 new words 
in each year?  


Problem 

When there is limited oral practice, 
students have difficulty 
speaking the correct sounds.

You need to build 
your vocabulary base before 
the new subjects and ideas 
can become clearer.

Previews and Peterson Reading 
solve a major problem.

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