Pietro Caddeo

I'm currently working in the sportswriting industry as a full-time contributor for BBall Index, an American site about the NBA. (You can look at my last works over here: )

My own teaching philosophy is always starting a lesson with 10-15 minutes of newspaper readings (selected on the basis of the student's level). The student immediately dives into the three main things on learning a new language: how the sentence is structured, idioms, vocabulary.

Then, I simply stick to the scholarship program needed by the student.

For elementary kids, I skipped newspaper readings. Instead, I use an easy and more fun methodology called "SNAP!": a card game where if you match pairs you win the hand. It helps to develop memory and see the differences in similar objects, an essential skill for learning to recognize letters, numbers, and pictures.