Teachers frequently worry about how to keep their students interested in learning and struggle to compete against the world outside school and popular culture. Many students feel that they cannot relate to their teachers, or are even being prepared to fully understand or know about the world in which they live. H.E.L.P. is designed to bridge the communication gap between students and teachers by using popular Hip Hop music to teach literacy. As we all know, Hip Hop music has a wide-reach that expands across all boundaries of culture, race, language, and socio-economic background. In essence, H.E.L.P. uses the language of the youth with authentic literacy activities to teach reading and writing skills and foster a culturally responsive dialogue between students and teachers. Teachers can use H.E.L.P. to reach out to students who are unmotivated to read or write with confidence that they are addressing the five essential components effective reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

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