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Listen to Learn
Young female Israeli student listening to improve her English fluency
Marla Gamoran
Jun 24, 20242 min read
Zoom Tips for Tutors: Recurring Meetings
Most English B'Yachad tutors use their free Zoom accounts to meet with students. Unfortunately, the free accounts limit Zoom sessions to...
Marla Gamoran
Apr 17, 20241 min read
Entering a New Frontier: Artificial Intelligence
During our January 2024 Tutor Talks, Tutor Meryl Glickman, introduced the topic of AI - Artificial Intelligence. Some of us have dabbled...
Marla Gamoran
Jan 9, 20247 min read
Talking about Grammar—It's more interesting than you think!
What grammatical questions arise when working with your student? How often and what should you correct? What if you don't know the "rule"...
Marla Gamoran
Dec 12, 20233 min read
Tutoring in a Time of Crisis
On November 16, 40 days into the crisis in Israel, we came together for the second time as a community of connection and support and...
Marla Gamoran
Nov 20, 20232 min read
Sharing and Connecting Through Images
Written by Amy Lieberman, English B'Yachad Tutor. Throughout all of my time being a tutor with English B'Yachad, (EBY) which is now over...
Marla Gamoran
Oct 20, 20233 min read
What Can I do?
UPDATE 4.1.2024 What can I do? How can I help? Those are the questions that have filled my inbox since the catastrophic events in Israel...
Marla Gamoran
Oct 18, 20238 min read
It's Not Goodbye, but a New Beginning
Our September 2023 Tutor Talks delved into the topic of when and how to conclude your work with an English B'Yachad (EBY) student. EBY...
Marla Gamoran
Oct 5, 20233 min read
‘My life’: Recounting Stories while Working on Fluency
When working with a student who wants to improve conversational skills and build confidence, how can we help them with fluency? Accuracy...
Marla Gamoran
Aug 17, 20233 min read
Writing!.......and building towards writing
The topic of how to help your students with writing is a common theme for English B'Yachad tutors. Although most of our students...
Marla Gamoran
Aug 14, 20233 min read
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