Bulgarian child

Anna Rakityanskaya rakitya at mail.utexas.edu
Mon Feb 15 15:58:46 UTC 1999


I thought this message will be of interest to many seelangers, therefore I
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Anna Rakityanskaya

 >
>Anna,
>
>I want to thank you and everyone who responded for their kind help.  I can
>report success!
>
>A special thanks to Michael B. Younger who pointed me toward Penton Overseas.
>They didn't have anything we could use, but utilizing them as a start
>point for a web search got results.
>
>That led me to the World of Reading web site (http://www.wor.com) and to
>"Multimedia Flashcards".  It is an IBM compatible PC program to introduce
>English to young children (2-10) and has Bulgarian translations (as well
as 29
>other languages).  The program includes vocabulary and games for only $35.
>
>Several people said basically "don't worry" - a 6 year old will learn English
>quickly.  I have no doubt about that; however, the child is high strung and
>has been making himself sick (literally) with self doubt.  We need to give
>him some successes to bolster his confidence.  I think this program may do
>the trick.
>
>I hope it will also help my sister feel like she is doing enough to help the
>child.  I have also ordered her some ESL books to help satisfy her "mother
>hen" tendancies.   B^)
>
>Thanks again!
>
>Janet
>
>
>
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 Anna Rakityanskaya
 Bibliographer, Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies
 General Libraries - Cataloging
 PCL 2.300; S5453
 University of Texas
 Austin, TX 78713-8916

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