Listening to a native Spanish speaker read English

About four years ago, I was trying to figure out a way to listen to a Spanish speaking 5th grader with suboptimal English language skills read books in English. She chose the series, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid". The student would check out the book from the El Cajon Public Library; I would check it out on line using my library card. Then, I would call her in the evening on the phone that belonged to her Mother or Father and would listen to her read. This worked better than I ever dreamed it would! She could read for 45 minutes to an hour about 2 or 3 times each week; I would listen, correct pronunciation, explain the meaning of words and we both laughed a lot over the situations. Because the student was not in a classroom, there was an ease with reading without worrying about other students making fun of her English. The ridiculous situations described by the protagonist really allowed a fun learning time for both of us. Her English pronunciation improved significantly and I learned why the tweens were so attracted to Jeff Kinney's books. Using this method allowed us to read more often than if I went to where she lived or I picked her up and brought her to my house. And, if I had a cold, we could still read, and she was not exposed to my virus. She read through the entire series. This was totally a win-win situation.