Kurt Scheibner, PhD, spent nearly thirty years experimenting in real classrooms — trying lessons out, refining what worked, and throwing out what didn't. What's left is three decades of trial and error, boiled down to what actually gets students talking.
Alphabet Soup is now the team carrying that work forward, refining it further and building the tools to bring it to more classrooms worldwide.
Teachers save time
Planning shrinks to choosing and printing. With every student busy, you can roam the room and help wherever it's needed.
Students learn by doing
Minutes in, the class gets noisy — sometimes very noisy. Pairs and small groups are working the task, using English to learn English.
All four skills, speaking first
Listening and speaking take priority — students have to listen closely to each other. Reading carries the task; writing is kept light.
Fun, with a target underneath
Lessons run from silly to serious, but each has one specific goal: a grammar point, a vocabulary set, or fluency.