Alfalit has adapted a simple method to teach Spanish, English, French Portuguese, and some indigenous languages to complete illiterates. This straightforward technique allows adults to learn to read and write in a short amount of time. It also allows the students to become independent and develop their sense of curiosity.

Students use flash cards with pictures and syllables, combining syllables to form words. The repetitive reading of these combinations in meaningful sentences helps students retain and develop the skill of decoding unfamiliar words. Students develop reading comprehension through complementary booklets that cover a wide range  of interesting, informative, and practical topics.

Writing exercises reinforce reading, and workbooks teach correct letter formation and spelling. Math workbooks present basic arithmetic operations and problems in a simple format to equip students with essential mathematical skills that will serve them in their daily activities.

This process also brings an awareness of the need to share the help they have received by teaching others:

Each Student becomes a Teacher!