by Caryn Hommel | May 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
What is Total Physical Response and how can it help you with foreign language acquisition? Total Physical Response offers tremendous advantages to language learners. TPR is known to: Motivate students Improve retention Reduce anxiety and stress Help academically...
by Caryn Hommel | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Excelerate SPANISH Lesson 20 Extras! Pleasure Reading Check out this fun article on home remedies for toothache! Grammar Bite Try this lesson on verbs like “doler” (to hurt/ache). Hilarious video! Think our gestures are silly? Watch this crazy dentist...
by Caryn Hommel | Apr 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
There has never been a greater time to homeschool OR to pick up a new language. With countless resources at our fingertips, the problem is not getting information– It is wading through the overwhelming quantity of information to seize the best, most accurate,...
by Caryn Hommel | Apr 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
“What’s different about Excelerate SPANISH?” This is the question I hear most often at homeschool conferences. I love answering it, and I think you’ll love the answer, too! It’s really no exaggeration to say,...
by Caryn Hommel | Mar 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
I taught Spanish in the public school classroom for 10 years, mostly at the high school level, then to homeschooled students (mine and others) for about 8 years. I am not a fan of traditional, formal curricula for foreign language learning. Some students will learn in...
by Caryn Hommel | Oct 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Do you have a single student? Or do you need to offer Spanish to multiple students in your homeschool? How would you like to give them an awesome experience that will help them to acquire tons of practical, useful Spanish? Excelerate SPANISH is ideal for equipping...
by Caryn Hommel | May 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
The key to becoming really proficient in Spanish is practice, practice, practice…but how is a homeschool family to accomplish this goal most advantageously? Obviously, choosing an effective curriculum is important. Make sure that your program’s approach...
by Caryn Hommel | Apr 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
As young children, we acquired our native language via relevant, personalized, compelling comprehensible input. Unfortunately, this is lacking with most foreign language programs. Fortunately, finding solutions is easier than ever, once we know what to look for....
by Caryn Hommel | Jul 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Contact us today to arrange a FREE Spanish lesson and foreign language workshop for your co-op, support group, or school! You will learn: 1. How and why so many students fail to achieve proficiency with ordinary methods 2. What brain researchers and language...
by Caryn Hommel | Jul 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Hear ye, hear ye! All of the Excelerate SPANISH 2 components are now available for purchase. The Whole Program includes all 24 lesson videos on 6 DVDs, one lesson book, one student workbook, and answer keys for the parent or teacher. And let me just tell you,...
