Ginny and Ed Manomat
are English tutors from
Bangkok, Thailand.

Ginny first came to the U.S.
in 1981 after studying English
for 15 years in Thailand.

After studying English
from Kindergarten through college
she couldn't speak it.

She had been taught to speak English
with Thai pronunciation.

Though "English speaking" Thai
could communicate with each other,
they could not communicate with
English speaking foreigners.

Today Ed and Ginny are
on a mission to find
a new way to teach English
to their local and international students.
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GINNY'S EXPERIENCE

She became an English tutor
by chance seven years ago
when she was asked to help
three boys learn English
after school.

When other parents saw
the boys learning English,
they soon wanted her
to teach their children, too.

She started a English class
after school for one hour.

For one year she successfully
taught with the phonics approach.

One boy who was sure to fail
was able to pass kindergarten
and move on to first grade
after taking Ginny's class.

Ginny was then asked
to tutor English at
Grace International,
a school that serves the
children of missionaries.

Most of the students were
international and used English
regularly.

Ginny was asked to tutor
the Thai and Korean students
who did not use English
outside of the classroom.

She felt bad because
the local students
who didn't speak English
were often excluded
by the international students.

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Ed and Ginny now have
60 students among 7 classes.

She does not know enough
to cover grammar, etc.

She says the 4th and 5th graders
need something more extended
beyond phonics.

They have tried:
-The International School
of Foundational Phonics
-Rosetta Stone
-Starfall.com
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WHY ACCELERATED THINKING?

Ginny would like a program
that doesn't require her to
talk for the entire hour.

Phonics is a slow method
that requires the teacher
to have a good command of English.

Asian international students
who use English regularly
can speak English,
but have problems writing it.

Thai students who do not
use English regularly can
read,
write,
and pronounce English words,
but cannot speak it.

Ginny's goal is to get
the parents involved
and learn English, too.

Ed and Ginny came across
Accelerated Thinking
in their internet searches.

They were intrigued by
the idea of offering money to learn.

Ginny says,

"It may entice parents
to get involved if they can
earn money to learn English."

They also liked the fact that
you don't have to know English
to use Accelerated Thinking as a
teaching tool.

All you need are the audio and
print materials,
which are available
to download from the internet.

Ed downloaded all the materials
from the website and Ginny
began using Accelerated Thinking
with her students.

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After spending three days in class
and getting answers to their questions
that they could not get from
the website,
Ed said to Carl:

"It's like you invented a
tool for the brain."

Carl's response was:

"I didn't invent it.
This is the way you've been
learning since you were
an infant."

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