A small group of adult English language learners worked last week on the difference between the “long e” and “short e” sound. In case the words “dread” and “read” aren’t confusing enough, the teacher’s name is Diane Beilke. What kind of language has a silent “e” at the end of one word and a long “e” at the end of another?

Beilke has had lots of experience helping adults navigate the English language. She is a former volunteer and employee of the Stateline Literacy Council. This is the third year in a row she’s taught English as a second language at Birds Eye. Prior to a gap in classes, she taught at the plant in the early 1990s, as well, she said.

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