Judy Thompson

Soft skills from her careers in motherhood and horsemanship well-prepared Judy Thompson to embrace her teaching English as a Second Language, Language Coaching and Reading Literacy callings. The pitfalls of industrial education were soon evident to her and she committed herself to education evolution. Learn-by-doing and facilitation models she developed have transformed ESL and Literacy training immeasurably. Clarity and simplicity are the hallmarks of her material, so much so that laypeople i.e. nurses, accountants, parents and travelers... become effective educators with her books in their hands.

As an internationally recognized TEDx speaker, author and Language Facilitator with a BA in English, TESL and Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) certification to her credit, Judy has delivered her ground-breaking courses across Canada, Korea, Japan, India, Spain and Brazil. 'English is Crazy' (formerly Stupid, Students are Not) is part of the Speaking English curricula in more than 60 countries. Her books and materials have been featured in the Toronto Star, TESOL, CBC’s - Metro Morning, TEDx - Three Secrets You Need to Know About Spoken English, Reddit - IAmA ESL Teacher, Word of Mouth and Babel, Rogers Daytime, EFL Magazine - 'Newton, Beethoven and Me', TESL... in countless conferences world wide.

As a teacher for Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC), the Peel Board of Education, Sheridan College and a founding member of the International Language Coaching Association (ILCA) Judy understands the need to express ourselves and be understood are universal desires that unite us all. The Backpacker’s Guide to Teaching English trilogy prompts host families and other informal trainers to guide their charges in communicating quickly and intelligibly.

Her newest release empowers parents, grandparents teachers, tutors... to teach literacy outside the classroom. ABC Facilitated Reading takes a fresh approach to listening, questioning, validating, discovering, accountability and reading. It's fun and it works.