This book is a stand alone product- it teaches one how to read the letters and then proceeds to explain the grammar. However, if one needs to learn more slowly I recommend the following sequence. #1 Teach Yourself to Read Hebrew #2 Prayerbook Hebrew the Easy Way and then read this book. There will be some redundancy and it is time consuming but your brain will handle it all better. If you already can read Hebrew letters, then you can skip step #1. This is a well constructed book with passages from the book of Ruth as well as old children's fairy tales translated into hebrew for your learning pleasure. The book is self contained and one never has to use a dictionary to understand the hebrew in the book. Buy this book and you'll be ready to tackle the Bible yourself. (with a dictionary)