Gail LeBow (Ed.M. Harvard ’89) enjoys teaching and learning languages. As an undergraduate, she majored in French at Mount Holyoke College. Gail has taught English as a second language at Harvard and French at The College of Idaho and in public schools in Maryland.
After teaching French for many years, Gail decided to develop her own materials to teach Spanish. Spanish Simplified! was initially designed and taught in 1972-73 as an intensive course for VISTA volunteers in Idaho and Washington. In 1974-76, it was modified for elementary school students in grades 4 and 6.
Between 1993 and 2001, Gail revised Spanish Simplified! extensively while teaching more than a thousand students as a junior high school Spanish teacher and workshop instructor for businesses and public agencies. The feedback and suggestions of many former students contributed to the Spanish Simplified! Language Learning Program which Gail finally published in 2001.
Spanish Simplified! is now in its 6th printing. Gail is the author, publisher and distributor. Gail frequently speaks with school districts, businesses and public agencies about using Spanish Simplified! as a part of a professional development program in the workplace.
In 2002, Gail received the Business Associate of the Year award from the Nampa Charter Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association
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