ABC Testimonial | Syeda Williams | NCASA 2026

A single preview copy can be the difference between guessing and gaining. We sit down with a teacher who shares how American Book Company (ABC) books went from “something I tried once” to a repeatable system for better classroom instruction, stronger test prep, and measurable student growth. If you’ve ever stared down a high-stakes EOC and a limited budget, this conversation hits home fast.

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Transcript

Discovering ABC Classroom Resources

SPEAKER_00 0:06

And I've I've heard you've used some resources. You've used our resources, American Book Company books. Um, did you see any score improvement and how do you use those books in the classroom?

SPEAKER_01 0:14

Yes, so and that's one of the reasons when I saw Glenn who I said ooh, I have an email back in 2015 of Glenn Davenport. And so when I saw it, I said, Yes, I remember purchasing

Making Quizzes From Preview Copies

SPEAKER_01 0:28

one. So I purchased one. I also had some preview. You know, as a grope teacher, I would take the preview books, see how I was able to use those. Yeah. This was back in the day when we did pen and paper. This wasn't computer-based, so it said preview copy on it. I took all the content that I could and was able to make quizzes and also able to make some intellectual conversations with my students, able to do some peer. Then it yielded gains.

Proving Growth With Real Data

SPEAKER_01 0:54

So I became a green to blue student, green to blue teacher. So that's part of our e-vis. So the closer you are to get to blue, it's greatness. So then when I was able to show my principal that data, then he said, Okay, well, we need to do a class that have Glenn come and we're gonna go ahead and do an actual accounts payable. So that's how we built that relationship because I took part of his previews as a conference and also as a freebie, and then I was able to go ahead and actually make some games. And from then on, I said I can't get away from ABCs.

SPEAKER_00 1:24

Wow, that's amazing. We love to hear that. And um, did you see any score

Biology EOC Gains And Textbook Focus

SPEAKER_00 1:28

improvement?

SPEAKER_01 1:28

Yes, so that was the that was the biggest one is that I was able to see that level of gain when it came to um so I initially started as a secondary biology teacher and also math teacher. So I took that biology EOC, the ABCs of that biology EOC, and as I was saying, taking that preview copy that had the writing in it, but at that time, once again, I was a broke teacher, and I wanted to take that core content and actually build upon it so I can give my students an opportunity. It also helped to aid to make sure that everything, this was when back when we had textbooks, to make sure that that 500-page textbook was now solidified in the actual working workflow.