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Color Vowel® bridges the gap between spoken and written English-- a gap too often ignored at the learner's expense. Get trained in the elegant simplicity of Color Vowel®. Your students will love you for it!
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Color Vowel® Trained Teachers
Together, Color Vowel Teachers are revolutionizing English language education around the world.
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Cristina Abell
San Diego College of Continuing Education (CA)
Rex Alexander
Accent Coach Online
Manar AlShams
Paper Airplanes, Syria
Kathy Appleton
Grace Reformed Presbyterian Church ESL Program (MD)
Gemma is an EAP teacher and ELT programme co-ordinator at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. She’s also joint coordinator of IATEFL’s Pronunciation special interest group (PronSIG) and co-author of the book Teaching English Pronunciation for a Global World (2024). Her interests lie in the field of pronunciation pedagogy and accent and issues which arise when students and teachers of English are confronted with diverse varieties of English. Gemma is the creator of The Scottish Sound School, a resource to help new arrivals acclimate to the unfamiliar sounds of Scottish speech.
Gemma Archer
University of Strathclyde, Scotland
Robin holds a PhD and MA in Linguistics from Harvard and a BA in Linguistics from Yale. She teaches dyslexic adult learners at the Washington Literacy Center using the Color Vowel® Approach. As Lead Phonologist, Robin advises ELTS during design phases of the Chart and provides training around topics ranging from teaching pronunciation, phonological awareness training, and literacy.
Robin Barr
English Language Training Solutions (MD)
Dyani Bartlett
Edmonds College (WA)
Vivian Bauer
Open Door Learning Center (MI)
Marilyn Beres
Beres Educational Services LLC (NM)
Liz Bigler is an online coach for advanced Japanese learners living in the US and a teacher for diverse in person classes. A long-time user of the Color Vowel® Approach, she has found it to be an indispensable tool for improving clients' communication skills and confidence. Liz is the founder and owner of Bigler English Coaching in Atlanta, Georgia.
Liz Bigler
Bigler English Coaching (GA)
Melissa teaches English as a Second Language at the International High School at Langley Park, Maryland.
Melissa Bitter Lu
IHSLP, PG County Public Schools (MD)
Donna teaches English as a Second Language at La Fontaine Lang. Ctr. and the Latin American Association of Atlanta, Georgia.
Donna Blanton
Latin American Association (GA)
Kristyl teaches for the Steamboat Springs School District in Colorado.
Kristyl Boies
Steamboat Springs PS (GA)
Meredith Bowers
Owensboro Community and Technical College, Kentucky
Julie Bradley
Cedar Rapids Community School District, Iowa
Monica Braunstein
L.A. Unified School District, Div. of Adult and Career Ed., California
Annette Brown teaches English as a Second Language at Oklahoma City Community College in the U.S.
Annette Brown
Oklahoma City Community College (OK)
Theresa Brunker
Central Wyoming College (WY)
Megan is an Education Specialist at Montgomery College in Maryland.
Megan Calvert
Montgomery College (MD)
Jennifer has trained for ELTS since 2019, and has been using Color Vowel® in her ESOL classes since 2015. She has an MA TESOL from American University. Now retired, Jennifer served as Business Manager at ELTS and played a lead role in building our online Color Vowel Academy.
Jennifer Campion
English Language Training Solutions (MD)
Nicole Candiano
Edmonds College, Washington
Lihua Chen
Zhuhai - Bryant University (China)
Chon Cheng
Keith Industries, Japan
Helen is an instructor in the English for Academic Progress program at Reading Area Community College, PA and specializes in promoting the Sounds of English for all learners.
Helen Clogston
Level 2 Certified Instructor
Jennifer Covey
Willow Hills Baptist Church ESL Ministry, Arizona
Anna teaches as a volunteer and online tutor.
Anna Dolina
Volunteer (MD)
Mahdi Duris
St Cloud State University (MN)
Jessalyn Epstein
Plain Language (OR)
Paula Eslava Lozzi
Colombia
Olatoya Fabiyi
Toyita's Language Corner LLC (FL)
Amy Fingerhut
Washington Literacy Center (DC)
Sophie is an instructor for Gabby Academy.
H. Sophie Lees
Gabby Academy, Canada
June Moe Lim
Education First Japan
Gilson Lopes is a Color Vowel® Trained English and Literacy Teacher from Ribeirão das Neves, Minas Gerais. He teaches secondary students at a public school and works as a literacy teacher at a private kindergarten, using engaging, student-centered methods to support language development and foster meaningful learning experiences.
Gilson Lopes
Elementary School Teacher, Brazil
Mindi Maline
George Mason University & NVCC (VA)
Raegan Marshall
Owensboro Community and Technical College (KY)
Laura is an ESL instructor and recipient of the 2019 Distinguished Faculty Award at Central New Mexico Community College. She has been teaching for almost 30 years, including six years at Gama Bell Teacher Training College in Krakow, Poland. After discovering the Color Vowel® Chart in 2013, Laura created the card game Color it out! Laura holds an MA TESOL from St. Michael's College.
Laura McIndoo
Central New Mexico Community College (NM)
Catherine McIntyre
English BCS (TX)
Laurie Mitchell
Water for Ishmael: The American School for Women, Ohio
Imoni Molette
Bigler ESL (GA)
Carly Nixon
Colorado Mountain College (CO)
Marissa Oda
Berlitz, Japan
Willa Ogata
Fairfax Co. Public Schools Adult and Community Ed., Virginia
Chelsea lives in Michigan, but currently teaches Newcomer middle schoolers in the Marinette School District in Wisconsin. She is also a Virtual English Language Fellow with the U.S. State Department.
Chelsea Olsen Hurkmans
Level 2 Core Trained
Susan Otero
Fairfax Co. Public Schools Adult and Community Ed., Virginia
Sam currently lives in the Philippines has taught English and trained teachers for many years.
Samantha Parkes
Level 2 Core Trained
Marie E. Parsons
Fairfax Co. Public Schools Adult and Community Ed., Virginia
Ginessa Payne
Texas A&M University. Texas
Elaine Pierce
Washington English Center, DC
Gabriela Claudia Properzi
Texas
Janet Pryor
Grace Reformed Presbyterian Church ESL Program, Maryland
Guoxiong Qiu
Zhuhai - Bryant University, China
Pavithra Rajesh
Fairfax Co. Public Schools Adult and Community Ed., Virginia
Martha is an academic consultant in Cundinamarca, Colombia.
Martha Ramirez
Colombia
Beatrice Michaela Rehm
Berlitz, Brazil
Nancy teaches Spanish-speaking adult learners at English Poco a Poco, TX
Nancy Reynolds
Core Trained
Susan teaches at both Oklahoma City Community College and Language Learning Fellowship in Oklahoma.
Susan Reynolds
Oklahoma City Community College (OK)
Veronica Romero-Romo
Pueblo City Schools District 60 (CO)
Amanda Ross
EnglishBCS (TX)
Kathleen Rossell
INTO Mason - George Mason University, Virginia
Nesrine Sadi
Algeria
Vanessa teaches at Prairie High School in Southwest Washington State which serves over 130 teenage multi-lingual students. They work with both newcomers from around the world as well as long-term multilingual learners who were either born in or came to the U.S. as young children.
Vanessa Sager
Core Trained
Laurie Scheible
Fairfax Co. Public Schools Adult and Community Ed., Virginia
Karen is the founder of Well Said Coaching in the San Francisco Bay Area. She teaches 1-1 lessons in English pronunciation and workplace communication.
Karen Schiff
Level 2 Certified Instructor
Claire Schneider teaches English as a Second Language through her school, Language Matters, in New Mexico.
Claire Schneider
Language Matters LLC (NM)
Julie Scott
North Carolina
Deborah Secrist
Fairfax Co. Public Schools Adult and Community Ed., Virginia
Patricia Shannon
Intercambio Uniting Communities, Colorado
Mark W. Sherman
Mentora College, DC
Rebecca Sherry
Central New Mexico Community College, New Mexico
Minoo Short
Anglo-Link Languages, United Kingdom
Paul Shumaker
American University, DC
Richard Silberg
English Language Programs, U.S. Dept. of State, Timor-Leste
Rosemarie Smith
Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland
Sarah Springsteen Trumble
Speaking Success System, California
Rob Staton
Zhuhai - Bryant University, China
Pamela Stewart
Henry Ford College, Michigan
Julie Stoessel
Maryland
Lynn has extensive experience teaching English to non-native speakers of all ages and levels for over 25 years. She has a M.Ed. in ESL and has lived and worked overseas in Belgium, Germany, Thailand, and South Korea for the majority of her teaching career where she taught in both local and international schools, as well as managed ESL departments. Currently, she resides in Oklahoma City. Lynn does Color Vowel® Level 1 training and teaches Speak Confidently! for English Language Training Solutions.
M. Lynn Swanda
Color Vowel/ELTS
Karen is the Director of English Language Training Solutions and co-creator of the Color Vowel® Chart. She has been developing the Color Vowel® Approach since 1999.
Karen Taylor
Color Vowel/ELTS
Shirley is co-author of the Color Vowel® Chart and Executive Advisor to ELTS. Shirley holds a MA in Linguistics from the University of Michigan. She began her teaching career as a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa, serving in Benin and Togo. Shirley taught for 25 years at the George Washington University.
Shirley Thompson
Color Vowel/ELTS
Carol Tripp
Lexington 2 Adult Education, South Carolina
Anthony Tyrrell
Oklahoma City Community College, Oklahoma
Marbella Valenzuela
Illinois
Melinda Vander Ploeg Fallon
Fairfax Co. Public Schools Adult and Community Ed., Virginia
Laura Varga
Soka University of America, California
Faviola Villa
Brazilingo
Daphne Visscher
Blue Canoe Learning
Ruth Voetmann
Edmonds College, Washington
Alyshia lives in Vancouver, British Columbia and is the Director of Coaching and Curriculum Development at Gabby Academy--one of ELTS' Licensed Partners.
Alyshia Wagstaff
Gabby Academy, Canada
Lara Wallace
Ohio
Betty Wang
SGS-CSTC Standards Tech. Services Co., Ltd, Qingdao, China
Carol Weidner
Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia
Amy Wetterau Zhupikov
Central New Mexico Community College, New Mexico
Jacqui teaches at Lane Community College in Oregon.
Jacqueline Whisler
Level 2 Core Trained
David Williams
Central New Mexico Community College, New Mexico
Rebecca Wilner currently teaches Middle School English language learners in DC Public Schools. She was the Panama Bilingüe Program Coordinator at American University, where she is also an adjunct instructor. Rebecca has almost twenty years of teaching experience in the US and abroad and has been using Color Vowel with students and teachers for about 10 years.
Rebecca Wilner
Master Trainer
Nao lives near Tokyo, Japan and teaches for Gabby Academy.
Nao Yuhki
Gabby Academy, Canada
Alejandra teaches EFL in Agustin Melgar, Cholul, Mexico.
Alejandra Zambrano Arjona
Ministerio de Educación Pública en Yucatan,Mexico
Magaly R. Flores T. Teixeira
M.R. Idiomas, Brazil
Cynthia Flynn
Fairfax Co. Public Schools Adult and Community Ed. (VA)
Beverly Froberg
George Mason University (VA)
Deborah Goldman
Intercambio Uniting Communities (CO)
Skip has taught English for many years. At present he teaches in the public school system in Maryland.
Robert (Skip) Gole
Traveling Trainer (MD)
Katie Goodfellow
Paper Airplanes, Syria
Amy Haas
REEP-Arlington County (VA)
Mary Burch teaches for the Fed. Inst. of Rondonia & EducationUSA in Brazil.
Mary Burch Harmon
English Language Fellow, Brazil
Janice Harrison
Hebron Church International Learning Center, Georgia
Neil Hasegawa-Yates
EY Japan
Kristie Lynn Hayes
Native English Institute, US
Herick Herrera Hurta
Facultad de Administración, BUAP, Mexico
Carol Foley Hodges
Chesapeake Public Schools (VA)
Katie Holtz
ESLKatie (MN)
Aleksandra Ivanov
Washington
Jill Jarmon
Union Adult Learning Center, Oklahoma
Margaret R. Jones
Lingo Practico, Colorado
Christine Kassover
Florida Atlantic University, Florida
Aviva is the Academic Director of the Intensive English Institute, Florida Atlantic University. She is a published author and has taught English language, literature, and ESL for over 20 years. Her mission is to help students overcome language barriers to access the opportunities of the English speaking world.
Aviva Katzenell
Florida Atlantic University
William K. Keith Jr.
Keith Industries K.K., Japan
Roland Kwan
EY Tax Japan
Lisa is the Director of the Southern Cross Language Institute (New Zealand), a Licensed Partner of English Language Training Solutions.
Lisa Lamar
Level 2 Certified Instructor
Corey Tyler Larsen
Zhuhai - Bryant University, China
Sarah Lawrence
Edmonds College, Washington State
Laura Bergan
Core Trained
Daniel is an instructor for Gabby Academy.
Daniel Ferrante
Gabby Academy, Canada
Dawn teaches at Notre Dame of Maryland University, MD.
Dawn Katz
Core Trained
Suzanne Neuman
Core Trained
Suzanne is an instructor for Gabby Academy. She plans to continue her Color Vowel journey by becoming a Level 3 Trainer.
Suzanne Nicks
Gabby Academy, Canada
Dorly Piske
Independent Educator (WY)
Keenyn is the owner of Clear English Corner and lead trainer of Clear English Academy. The Clear English Academy is a Color Vowel® Licensed and Accredited Partner.
Keenyn Rhodes
Clear English Academy
Nancy Rupper
Core Trained
Lorien Angulo
Core Trained
Zak Radd
Florida Atlantic University, Florida
Deborah Breech
Accomack Co. Public Schools, Virginia
Jennifer is a licensed Color Vowel® Partner.
Jennifer Gregg
Speakeasy Zarautz, Spain
Selin Colak
Edmonds College, Washington State
Sarah Mannix teaches English as a Second Language at Old Dominion University.
Sarah Mannix
Core Trained
Moriel Fishman
Left Way Learning, Israel
Carl Gregory
Washington English Center, DC
Wendell Phillips
Community English Club (FL)
Paula Fahey
Community English Club (FL)
Michelle Gross
Gross Learning (MD)
Natsuko Iino
Japan
Michelle teaches English as a Second Language at Divine Word College, Iowa.
Michelle Vargo
Core Trained
Debbie Garza teaches English as a Second Language at Kansas City Kansas Community College, Kansas.
Deborah Garza
Core Trained
Adkham Abduvakhidov
Global Education Sayram, Kazakhstan
Crystal Louden
College of the Desert, California
Suqiang teaches English as a Foreign Language at SALT Academy, China.
Suqiang Chang
Homeschooling Consultant, SALT Academy (China)
Stephanie Smith
Worcester Co. Public Schools, Maryland
Leslie Stephenson
Curious Cat English, United States
Christine Jirathearanat
Columbus State Community College, Ohio
Myrtle Fourie
Preply.com
Dawn Saint
Northeast Alabama Adult Education
Kelly Varguez
My Interpreting Coach
Kaori, founder of Kaori Ikuta English Coaching, helps Japanese English speakers to improve their fluency, comprehensibility, and confidence. Kaori is a Color Vowel® Licensed and Accredited Partner.
Kaori Ikuta
Level 2 Certified Instructor
Jeanne Petrus-Rivera
United States
Adriana Vaughn
Houston Community College
Filipe Itaborai
English with Milly & Filipe, Brazil
Marcy Miller
Naperville Presbyterian Church ESL Program, Illinois
Linda Bergvinsson
United States
Gabby lives and works in Tennessee.
Gabriela Tinoco Sanchez
Core Trained
Jean teaches for English at Large in Massachusetts.
Jean Mulroy
Core Trained
Keri is a Speech Language Pathologist living in Canada.
Keri Vandongen
Core Trained
Tamyres Ladeia
Florida Atlantic University, Florida
Irina Simonovich
ESL Tutor, Canada
Karin Bates
Intercambio Uniting Communities, Colorado
Kanako Morita
Language Bird, California
Cynthia Blood
Dallas International University, Texas
Youngah Lim
Canada Music Pedagogy, Korea
Michelle Pinto
Lisbon, Portugal
Jennifer Gates
Lane Community College, Oregon.
Hyacinth McQueen
Reedy Creek Magnet Middle School, North Carolina
Sue Isaac
Community English Club, Aloma Church, Florida
Abigail Pecore
Pacific International Academy, Oregon
Amy Hansen
Kansas Community College, Kansas
Ayako is the owner and lead English coach of A+coaching, Japan.
Ayako Yamaguchi Lenz
Level 2 Certified Instructor
Ana Lucia teaches English as a Foreign Language for the Ministry of Public Education, Costa Rica.
Ana Lucía Cedeño Aguilera
Core Trained
Ann Kumm teaches English as a Second Language at Old Dominion University, Virginia.
Ann Kumm
Old Dominion University (VA)
Elizabeth Speck
Cochise Community College (AZ)
Yuki Hirayama
Japan
Jerome Kiley
Barriers to Bridges, U.S. & Ecuador
Tomoe Yorozu
Japan
Tanya Tomshyna
QSI, Belarus
Jill Smudski
Rockville Senior Center, Maryland
Erin Cannon teaches English as a Second Language at VITA Lafayette in Louisiana.
Erin Cannon
Core Trained
Tiffany Perez Ferrando
Right English Course LLC, Spain
Miwako Murakami works at Pacific International Academy in Portland, Oregon.
Miwako Murakami
Core Trained
Shin Watanabe
Reitaku University, Japan
Eleonora Morucci
Italy
Tamami Ogura
Japan
Caitlin James
Carlos Rosario Intern'l Public Charter School, Washington, DC
Sandra de Smit
Schindler Academy, Spain
Marie Eagan
Old Dominion University, Virginia
Rose Guerline Rene
Ontario, Canada
Anne Span
Mukhanyo Theological College, South Africa
Eda Hayal
Classroom 2 Community (MD)
Sara Rose Hotaling
Old Dominion University (VA)
Robin Wake
Edmund Rice Centre of Western Australia
Jean Moffat-Robbins
Virginia
Renée Robbins
Old Dominion University (VA)
Christina Wade
Cleveland Guardians - Lynchburg Hillcats
Catherine Robbins
Virginia
Georgian Borjas
Capitol Hill Baptist Church (OK)
Donna Purkey
Old Dominion University (VA)
Gina Giamei
Center for English Language & Orientation Programs, Boston University, Massachusetts
Laura Ramm
Michigan State University (MI)
Janine O'Shea
ESL Pro Online, United States
Natalya Vasylyeva Alramaideen
Central New Mexico Community College, New Mexico
Rebecca Horner
Solis-Cohen Elementary, School District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tamara Anatska
New Mexico State University, New Mexico
Anthony Fong
Gabby Academy, South Korea
Zabia Evans
Old Dominion University (VA)
Leah Onosato
Old Dominion University (VA)
Natalya Alvarado
Eastern New Mexico University Roswell, New Mexico
Laura Ray
Old Dominion University, Virginia
Adam Hembree teaches English as a Second Language at the Old Dominion University English Language Center in Norfolk, Virginia.
Adam Hembree
Old Dominion University, Virginia
Tania Semeniuk teaches English as a Second Language in Chernivtsi, Ukraine.
Tania Semeniuk
Core Trained
Bianca McCollum
Elevating English, Greece
Emma Nguyen
English with Emma, Vietnam
Naila Stocks
Fairfax County Public Schools ACE (VA)
Jenny Grimm
Online Tutor, Greece
Wendy Schwartz
Oakland University (MI)
Amina Rahman
Washington English Center and Ethiopian Community Development Council
Amy Enright
Blue Hills Adult Education (MA)
Carly Bruntmyer
Casper College (WY)
Denitsa Torlakova-Lineva
Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Clara Evans
Santa Fe Community College (NM)
Azin Dorss
University of Virginia (VA)
Jennifer Schimmelpfennig
Pronounce Plus (UT)
Tanya Tandias
Wisconsin ESL Institute (WI)
Naly Ramirez Aponte
New Mexico Higher Education Department (NM)
Norma Thayne Perez
Doña Ana Community College (NM)
Barbara Harrington
Des Moines Area Community College (IA)
Nancy Noll
Kentucky Adult Education (KY)
Nancy Ford
Washington English Center (DC)
Marigan Robertson
Gabby Academy, Canada
Austin Graven
Gateway Community & Technical College (KY)
Victoria Garcia Montoya
Luna Community College (NM)
Christine Moore
Learning Around the Globe LLC
Scott Gray
Clark Memorial International High School (Japan)
Barbara Plett
Manitoba, Canada
Vanessa Valerga
New Directions English Language School, BC, Canada
Akiyo Umesaki
Private Language Coach
James Pierce Gootee
Kentucky Community & Technical College System
Renee is a teacher of English as an Additional Language at the International School of Beijing. She's been teaching in China for 12 years.
Renee Gasch
Level 2 Certified Instructor
Deyse Fagundes Bruns
The Adventist School, Brazil
Truong Thi Thu Trang
CEP - The Community of ELT Practice
Ivanna Svitliar
Old Dominion University (VA)
Hannah Stevens
Literacy Council of Southwest Louisiana
Lodie Mueller
San Antonio Public Library (TX)
Pattssy Cuevas
Cleveland Guardians
Yanhna Meregildo
Cleveland Guardians
Eduardo Francisco Almonte Pena
Cleveland Guardians
Rosanna Catano
Cleveland Guardians
Nami Nitta
NamiNaviECA
Len Langrick
Howard Community College (MD)
Sharon Sinton
Divine Word College (IA)
Olivia Hardin
Washtenaw Community College (MI)
Jennifer Recio Lebedev
English with Jennifer
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