American i Talk

Through the last seventeen plus years I have searched through many ESL textbooks and workbooks from different publishers, read the many different approaches and many skill sheets but nothing that I have found has been of more help than to add one more work sheet to an already tall pile in my collection.

I have found that if one is to teach ESL, one is going to have to go to the very beginning of English - letters and sounds. By returning to the very beginning of the language and bringing the students forward within twelve to fifteen weeks places these students at a fifth or sixth grade reading level depending upon study and homework time spent. Most of our nation’s materials are now written at a sixth grade level.

Many students using this program are obtaining jobs because they have now become bilingual and can address people of two languages - first language and English. While some work for others, many have begun businesses in which family and friends work. Their personalities and confidence grow and manifest themselves in their countenance and in their joy.

All of the methods included in the text have been tried and tested and found to be successful. The new book American iTalk™ is the work of many years and is now available for those interested using it as a text to effectively teach or learn English.