Webinar #19

Helping ELL Students Master English Sounds for Literacy Success

With Special Guest Rachel Smith, Top-Rated American English Accent Trainer and Creator of Rachel's English

Hosted by Eyal Rav-Noy, Author of the CAPIT Reading Curriculum and Co-Founder of Capit Learning

Thursday,
September 18, 2025

Ideal For: K-6 educators, literacy specialists, curriculum directors, and instructional coaches seeking to strengthen foundational literacy instruction in their classrooms.

Students whose first language is not English (English Language Learners) often struggle to hear and produce certain English sounds that are absent from their home language. This “phoneme gap” can make reading and spelling in English significantly more challenging.

ELL students consistently score lower on literacy assessments than their English-proficient peers, a disparity well-documented in national assessments (NAEP).

In this webinar, we’ll speak with Rachel Smith, an internationally recognized expert on English accent and pronunciation, to explore why these challenges occur and how educators can help.

What you will learn:

• How ELL students perceive certain English phonemes.

• Why their perception may hinder their reading development.

• Practical strategies to help ELL students overcome phoneme-related challenges.

• How educators and parents can better understand and support their students.

FREE TOOL

All attendees will also receive a free tool to strengthen their ability to help ELL students close language-related literacy gaps.