[McSwiggins]

Panda, the tones are difficult. I drill the tones in their heads and each day of each week we go over that weeks words to practice tones. When I test their tone usage (which is Fridays), I set up a chair in the hallway and have a clipboard with a page for each student. I take them out in the hall one by one and shut the class door and have them say words to me. I will mark off if they got their tones right on their checklist. :)