Hanoi

Keith Tacey has been living and teaching in Vietnam since 2009. He has managed several international schools including a kindergarten and a Montessori school. Keith is trained in Montessori, and he is certified in Secondary Education. Keith is passionate about sharing his love of phonics and reading with the teachers, students, and parents of Southeast Asia, working hard to instil the joy of reading that is typically only seen in Western cultures. If you are looking for thorough Jolly Phonics professional development, then look no further than Teacher Keith!

Vietnam

I'm Lai Xuan (Sue Sue), from Vietnam. I have 8 years of experience teaching children aged 3-15 using CLIL and Cambridge Assessment methods, and 5 years of experience teaching Jolly Phonics and Jolly Grammar to children aged 4-9 and adults. I hold a TESOL certification and a Business Administration qualification. Currently, I offer Jolly Phonics, Jolly Grammar, CLIL, pre-IELTS courses, and a global system of online classes. My journey with English hasn’t been easy, especially since it's my second language and I have dyslexia. I struggled not only with English but also with Vietnamese, often feeling like I was climbing a steep hill. My understanding of words was poor, and I kept wondering why English couldn’t be taught the same way we learn Vietnamese. While searching for a more effective method, I discovered Jolly Phonics, and it completely transformed my learning. I saw huge improvements in my pronunciation and spelling of new vocabulary. I began using Jolly Phonics with my students, and the results were remarkable. In Vietnam, many students still face the same challenges I did, as we often rely on outdated whole-word memorization techniques for vocabulary learning. But I believe Jolly Phonics can change that. It lays a strong foundation for reading and writing, helping students not only with English but also in becoming more independent learners.