And THANKS TO ALL OF YOU who have written us! Knowing that we can be a help to you is all that REALLY matters to us. So if you know someone who can't read or who is having difficulty reading, we need to hear from you TODAY!

Here are more testimonies from our recent live classes here in Modesto using the same original curriculum we will be teaching on the Internet. Read for yourself. It works!

Never take your educational abilities for granted! So many people in this world would give almost anything to be able to take these phonics classes!
And since you can read, we have designed this online course so you are able to help someone else who can't read begin experiencing the wonderful world of books and the printed word.

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THE GRANDMOTHER WHO WATCHED TV?

We were interviewed on television Channel 42 regarding our free Phonics-reading program here in Modesto which we were getting ready to offer. We were given the opportunity to present a little of what we do and to offer our classes to adults who wish to teach their children.

A viewer got on the phone to her granddaughter and quickly explained that we were offering free adult Phonics. The granddaughter age 21 who resided with her parents in another State made a commitment to come and live with Grandma for a year so she could take our program in a physical location close to her.

You see, she could not read very well. She had not been taught Phonics in school and graduated in a special education class. Although Kathy's grandparents on both sides were ministers, both her parents were former drug addicts and her dad was a victim of Agent Orange in Viet Nam.

Kathy had a difficult upbringing and could not remember things. As a passenger in a car, she would be two blocks down a road before something she saw on the side of the road would register in her brain. But still, she has the reputation of being a determined young lady. Nevertheless, Kathy just never ventured from home because she was far too insecure.

Flying in from a fifteen hundred mile trip, she arrived at 6:00 PM and the very next day had to go another two hours to the Phonics class here in Modesto. She would be late returning to her grandparent's home but she had a definite desire to improve herself and receive a boost in her reading education.

Once she and Grandma were at the class with us it was less than one half hour later when she expressed, "This Phonics class is the promised hope I've been waiting for!" In time Kathy's memory improved as she began to focus. Grandma was committed to working every day with her. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Faithfulness and commitment are the keys to helping anyone learn to read. Your success in our program will depend 100% on the commitment you make and your willingness to follow through on a consistent day to day basis. Your student's entire future may depend upon your making this Phonics program your A number one priority! Imagine ANYONE trying to survive in this world of fast paced technological advancements without being able to read!
YOUR STUDENT NEEDS YOU!!! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

THE LITTLE GIRL FROM PERU WHO FOUND READING WAS EASY WHEN THE LEARNING WAS FUN!
Another lady who came to the classes has a ten year old son who learned to read by the whole language approach and was not taught Phonics. Although learning to read was easy for him, his six year old sister who was adopted from Peru just hated to read and wouldn't even try. She wasn't being taught Phonics in school either.

Mom came to only the first class and took our ideas home with her. Both children were enthralled and worked happily together on an original Cooksey game and song. By class time, the next week, the child who hated to read was spelling all the words she could find in books, videos, and everywhere she looked. All of a sudden her interest in reading has soared and Mom is delighted. It is highly unlikely that she could have taken the classes if there had been a financial charge. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

SPECIAL DESIRES TO SUCCEED OVERCOME LIMITATIONS OF A SPECIAL NEED!
A man about twenty-four years old who has Downs Syndrome desired to come to the classes so badly that he came on his own with Dial-a-Ride, even though he had been told he had to have another adult present with him. Of course, we allowed him to attend. After class he insisted on signing up. He really wanted to improve his lifestyle. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Statistics have come out which state that in Stanislaus County alone (Modesto area) there are 50,000 illiterates! This county is not that big. The library here wants $108,280.00 for its own staff to organize just to service (not educate) 100 people with volunteer unpaid tutors.

There was an article a while back in a national family magazine about a high school teacher who fooled everybody for about twenty years into thinking that he could read when he couldn't. He is one person out of many that is living a double life. He covered his illiteracy up, as do many people, by having others (in this case, his students) read for him.

The adults who come to our Phonics classes have to first learn consonants and vowels. Many are not familiar with phonetic sounds, even though they speak those same sounds every day. The need is overwhelming!

The success and uniqueness of this program is attributed by many to be the result of our original curriculum, developed over twenty years and tried and tested by certified teachers for three years.

If you know people who are interested in helping us to help others to read, please give them our email address. Please encourage them to get involved. There are so many people who just simply cannot read.

For how much money would you be willing to sell your ability to read? How much money would it take to buy your child's ability to read? A million dollars? A billion?

Imagine if the word cat looked like "zfu" to you. Imagine if the sentence, I love you, looked like "E pudr sig". It would be a foreign language to you. If you can help just ONE person learn the names and sounds of the Alphabet, what a change that would make in his or her life. At least they would have a starting point in which to launch out into the world of reading.
WE'RE COUNTING ON YOU!!!

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The following are excerpts WORD FOR WORD taken from letters EXACTLY the way we received them within the last few months.
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Linda (pseudo name) and I were delighted to have an opportunity to read through your various internet sites and learn a little of your journey... what an exciting time! It sounds like the years have been interesting and rewarding for you both. Your "Teach Someone You Love To Read" program is just wonderful. What a concept ... and what a delightful way to share a little of yourselves in a way that can make such an enormous difference to people around the world ... privately, quietly and effectively.

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..... when I enrolled for college to take a degree.... I was turned down by the college because I could only read at an eighth grade level. I had been raised in LA, Calif., and I never had phonics in grades 1 to 12. The next day I found a grade school teacher who taught a class in phonics to anyone who would try to learn to read. Bottomline, three months later I finished my phonics course and retook the college's reading exam and scored on a 2nd year level college reading. Sincerely, .... PS. I have a nice BA degree...

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......Thanks for the PHONICS program and your individual interest. Thanks again for your excellent program and we will do our best to pursue it to the finish. Thanks!.....

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First of all, I think this is wonderful!! I teach students remedial students in first and second grade and am interested in what you have to offer on-line. ....Our school is set up with the internet but no one really utilizes it. We also have .....parent classes weekly. Some of our parents may be interested in this and could use the schools' internet. Once again I am thankful for people like you who are out there trying to help others become successful!!

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Dear Phonics Friends, ....I was so happy to find your page on the internet tonight. I am a mother of three and homeschooling. My pre-kindergartener is chomping at the bit to read and is very teachable, yet we've had little success finding anything on the web for her to try out. Here is the information you requested. Please let me know what to do next. Sincerely,

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I found your web page about teaching reading. I am very interested in phonics beng used to teach reading. I am not sure how your program works and what you are offering. Could you send me information. I am looking for a good reading program to be used to supplement public school children. I would like it to be available for parents who realize that the public school are failing and that they need to provide additional instruction.

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.....I am intrested in your phonics classes you have on the Internet. I am spanish speaking and I would like to enroll mysef in yor classes. Would you please let me know more about your phonics classes in the Internet.

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I am sorry that I don't got back to you to let you know that I will be working wirh your phonic program as soon us I learn how to get to your side. My husband will be able to help me during this caming weekend.

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......I think that it's wonderful that you and your wife had put this phonics program in the Internet for people like me to get the help that we need.

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.....My child was only two years and three months old when I put her on your program. My neighbors and friends laughed at me and said I was just a crazy lady. But I know that certain parts of our culture is difficult to overcome and some people are biased because of it. That places my child in a precarious position as she grows up. I wanted to prove her intelligence and give her a better chance in life but I didn't want to force or frustrate her. She LOVED your program and within two months she was singing songs about the Alphabet letters and the vowels! She knew most of them when she saw them on a chart. Now she has just turned three and she recognizes short three letter words by the sounds of the letters. Her brothers, both a few years older, are astounded at her progress and are asking me why didn't I do more for them? It has encouraged my sons to try harder in school and their grades are improving. Thank you for taking the time to make your phonics course available and thank you for caring!....

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.....I would like to know more about your phonics classes in the Internet.

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......I ma 50 years. Inglish is my second language. Iam from Spain and I would like to enroll myseft in your phonics classes in the Internet.

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......I am interested in learning about how to teach phonics to children. Presently I am concerned about my nieces and nephews who are learning to not read with the whole language method.

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.....The girls are age 2 and 5. I realize that age two may seem young. However, this child has been able to follow the stories and identify Mama and baby letters. The older child could move at a faster pace, but I do not want to go too fast for the younger child. Do you have any suggestions on how to help go at a pace that is good for both children? I have been asking the older child to help her younger sister learn. This keeps her involved and makes her feel very important. She is a great assistant.

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...My daughter is in 1st. grade and was doing well. I've worked with her on a program called reader rabbit. AT this time Ive not gotten the next step because it's $65.00. I throught she was doing well, I've keep in touch with her teacher often . Then one day I got a note home saying that they were putting her in a program called SOAR for kids who had problems with reading, the teacher at that never let me know that my daughter had started having problems. I'm hoping this will help, because I can't afford the new program

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AND THEN THERE IS A LETTER LIKE THIS
THAT JUST BREAKS OUR HEARTS
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...Oh the little boy I was going to help also, his mother wouldn't bring him by, so I throught I would help him by giving her the information over the phone , but she's not willing at this time to put the time into it.... _____________________________________
DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN
TO ANY LITTLE GIRL OR BOY
IN YOUR FAMILY OR IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD!
PLEASE HELP THEM FIND A WAY
TO TAKE OUR COURSE ONLINE!!!
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YOUR SUCCESS DEPENDS ON PERSISTENCE,
DETERMINATION AND HARD WORK

1. UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO BEGIN WITH ABC, DO NOT CONTACT US FOR THIS COURSE.
2. UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO BEGIN AT THE VERY BEGINNING, DO NOT CONTACT US FOR THIS COURSE.
3. UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO SPEND TIME STUDYING AND ARE WILLING TO COMMIT TO THE NECESSARY TIME, DO NOT CONTACT US FOR THIS COURSE.

Ours is a scholastic course and we start at the very beginning. There are NO exceptions! If you do not want to begin with basics then ours may not be the course you are looking for.

ARE YOU READY TO BEGIN WITH ABC? Then email Bill and Janae Cooksey at the address below.

Produced by
THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
OF FOUNDATIONAL PHONICS
A worldwide community service outreach
Founded/directed by Bill and Janae Cooksey

If you want to teach someone you love how to read contact Bill and Janae Cooksey at the following email address and don't forget to include the above requested information. Thank you.

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