Unsolicited Testimonials

A Five Star Amazon.com review:
How to get this accepted, April 27, 2007
Reviewer: James Whitaker (Indianapolis, IN USA)


"The quickest way to get this accepted world-wide is to build an English to NuEnglish translator into the Firefox web browser. Push a button, and the browser goes into phonetic mode. "All someone has to do is submit the darned thing to the open source project, and it'll get into the hands of about 100 million people in a few weeks.

"It is not an entirely trivial undertaking...A simple dictionary obviously will not do the trick, because of the bizarre patterns latent in English.... Some kind of semantic filter algorithms would have be developed (and remain in a constant state of development…) to get the translations right. However -- suddenly about 300 million people would have access to the web in "English", and could drag and drop any form of computerized English into the web browser and be able to read 99% of it. Every English speaking illiterate and functional illiterate in the world would be screaming at the top of their lungs in praises of glory. "Someone really should organize this…"

A Five Star Amazon.com review:
A must read for everyone as it affects everyone!!!,
August 12, 2005 Reviewer: Christine Jones Author of the Mariard Volumes (Australia)


"As one who has been on a 30 year journey from illiterate to author, I was stunned by this book. Bob hits the nail on the head and it is an incredible read full of facts and solutions, which blow your mind to the problems of illiteracy and how it affects everyone.

"This is not just a problem for the U.S.A but any English speaking country and for those learning our language. It is a book you have to read from cover to cover and as you question, Bob gives you solution leaving you wondering why governments will not implement ideas that would benefit us all.

"Bob also reveals the feelings of those affected by illiteracy, things we would not dare confess, yet we should, if we are to get support and change to this epidemic. I would highly recommend this book to everyone, as it affects everyone. I would especially recom- mend this book as a must read to authors of any genre, as it will answer why there is a decrease in readers, which we can do some- thing about.

"Hope this book gets on Oprah!!! And in the hands of those who have the power to implement change!!!"


(Four reviews are currently posted on Amazon.com about Let's End Our Literacy Crisis. All three have been five star reviews--out of a possible five star maximum.)


"I have read the book, from the local public library and I agree with you 100 percent!"

Friday, November 11, 2005 6:25 PM Email from Dr. Michael Shaughnessy, Professor of Special Education at Eastern New Mexico University, Michael.Shaughnessy@enmu.edu, to Bob C. Cleckler, author of Let's End Our Literacy Crisis. This email came in answer to my email asking where he had read Let's end Our Literacy Crisis. He had sent me an email asking for an email interview to be posted on the EducationNews.org website. He is one of their senior part-time writers. This email interview is now posted at http://www.ednews.org/articles/377/1/An_Interview-with-Bob- Cleckler-About-Our-Literacy-Crisis/Page1.html. To see Dr. Shaughnessy's very impressive credentials go to http://education.enmu.edu/advisors/michael-shaughnessy.shtml.


"Bob Cleckler's Let's End Our Literacy Crisis book and workbook are massively researched and eminently practical. They are our last, best chance for social harmony and prosperity."

Gary Sprunk, English and ESL teacher, masters degree in English Linguistics

Gary was so impressed with the seriousness of the problem of English illiteracy and so convinced of the potential of the proposed solution that he decided (the author of this book neither requested nor even sug- gested that he do so) to form a company to help make it happen. He has hired a marketing director, an Internet web designer and an "as needed" graphic designer. The author of Let's End Our Literacy Crisis is serving as an unpaid Vice President of Research & Development. Gary has developed a program called Respeller which will almost instantaneously convert about 25 pages of English into NuEnglish. The program now has an English word database of over 498,000 words and includes both General American and British dialects. Gary has written the Beginners' Nu- English Workbook based upon his masters degree in English linguistics and his experience in teaching English in grade school in Korea and in high school in Thailand.