Why do you need a unit-by-unit textbook of Russian as a foreign language?

1. Sometimes you can’t afford to buy a whole textbook. This way you can purchase a chapter at a time: Buy one chapter and finish it; buy the next, finish it; and so on. We take it gradually.

2. Sometimes you don’t need an entire textbook, just one specific topic or exercise. There’s no point in buying the entire set of three books. Let’s take one chapter at a time. I’ll tell you how to find the right chapter a little later.

3. Sometimes you might not need a complete Teacher’s Book, but only the tests. You can also buy test papers separately. I have a separate video about them.

What’s in one chapter?

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NEWS and SPECIAL DEALS at Asordi.com and Soroka Digital YouTube Channel

1. Maria Goncharenko’s books for teaching bilingual children are now available at asordi.com.

2. A big summer sale has started at asordi.com. Get a 20% discount on the books of the Soroka and Sarafan Courses, including the book “Vassily the Cat”.

3. A new section titled “Samizdat” (SELFPUBLISHED) designed specifically for teachers who want to publish their materials but, for some reason, are unable to work with established publishers, was introduced on the YouTube channel.

The subjects we have already covered and to which I’d like you to pay attention are:

An interview with Olesya Baltak – how many words per line, lines per page, and chapters a graded reading book should have;

A presentation of Tekstometr, a tool that allows you to independently analyze the text and determine whether it meets the specified level;

Technical aspects of publishing on Amazon and Teachers Pay Teachers;

Publishing your own magazine for bilingual children.

Soroka 2 in English

Teacher’s Book Soroka 2 is available in English. For those parents and teachers who can speak Russian but cannot read it very well.

You can purchase it on Amazon, here is the link,

and my web-site, here is the link.