ESOL Students Report Improvements After Using the We All Can Read Curriculum
“Know that there are eight wonderful 10th-graders a half a world away who are improving their English because of your program.”
Every time we do a lesson, I think about all the thought that went into all the sentences and stories. That’s amazing to me. My kids enjoy it. I think they like the confidence they get from reading and speaking in a structured program that builds their skills. My lowest reader is much more confident after just 4 months. I’m so proud of them when I go around listening to how well they’re reading to each other in pair work.
We might even get those v sounds ironed out before it’s over. You probably didn’t realize when you were preparing the program how difficult it would be for a Khmer speaker to say “vav” when there’s no v sound in their language. It’s good practice. And the speaking part helps me work on the consonant sounds at the ends of words that they’re prone to drop.
The practice sentences are structured so that they can be said/chanted like the lyrics of a song. My kids love music, and I tell them that English is a rhythmic language, unlike Khmer or Spanish for instance. They love to snap their fingers to a beat and practice the rhythmic fluency of English with the sentences.
I’ll let you know how things are progressing and how they score (and hopefully improve) on the second reading evaluation at the end of the year. As I may have mentioned, the program makes me a better teacher, and my students will get so much out of it after one school year.
For now, know that there are eight wonderful 10th-graders a half a world away who are improving their English because of your program.
P. V. / ESL teacher in Cambodia
“After 16 years I have found the proper way to learn and improve English.”
Good Day Sir,
You did an excellent job, Sir! I am really thankful for what you have taught me in understanding how words are pronounced which I think is a basic foundation and requirement to learn to speak and write English in a proper and efficient way. I have been struggling for the past 16 years without understanding how words are pronounced! To me, before attending your lessons, the reason that boy is pronounced as boy is because that is the way I learned – to memorize a word’s pronunciation as one single word. Through your lessons, I now understand how and why words are pronounced the way they are pronounced. You have been very systematic and patient in your lessons which I think all the students who seriously want to learn phonics will gain the full benefit of it. I did not skip a single lesson!
Sir, I am really thankful for the excellent job that you have done. To me your program is priceless because after 16 years I have found the proper way to learn and improve English. I am confident that it (knowing phonics) will help me tremendously in improving my vocabulary.
Millions of Thanks.
A student that benefited so much that is hard to use words to describe (plus because of my present limited vocabulary. But will definitely have much improvement in future).
Lew / Singapore
“With this program I can know the exact pronunciation of each word.”
The program has been working very well for me. I use the program for improving my pronunciation because my mother tongue is Spanish. When Latin people try to learn English, we pronounce like Spanish, and it is very difficult for us to detect the differences because of the various sounds of each vowel. In Spanish each letter (consonant or vowel) has only one sound.
With this program I can know the exact pronunciation of each word, so I am very happy using the program. My only problem is that I do not have enough time.
Alejandro Santoyo / Querétaro City, Mexico
“I would love to thank you for the book you’ve written. Thank you for the great job.”
Dear Mr. Williams,
I would love to thank you for the book you’ve written.
It is hard for me to write in English. I’ve been trying to write this letter for hours and haven’t been able to express myself in the way I want to.
Thank you for the great job. I know you know that English can be an enemy or it can be a friend. The only friend, sometimes…
Your materials change approach to subject in my way. So I can get the friend.
Thank you very much.
Gennadiy L. Antonovsky / Russian currently living in USA