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Here are some clips,
each lasting one minute or less, from a Demonstration Lesson to help you understand
the ten features of the THRASS programme:
 Watch the videostream
by just clicking on the link
and/or visit
Download the WMV
1. Speaking and Listening [1 min]
Speaking and listening skills
are taught using pictures and keywords. These skills are taught from the outset
and are the foundation of the whole programme.
2: Phonemes and Keygraphemes
[1]
The
units are the forty-four speech sounds and one-hundred-and-twenty keygraphemes
of English.
3: Letter Names
[1 min]
Both
lower-case and capital letters are always identified by name - as is expected of
good readers and spellers.
4: Natural Links
[1 min]
Learners are able to make
natural links between the forty-four speech-sounds and their spelling-choices.
5: No
Changeover Teaching [1 min]
There is no need for any
changeover teaching, from artificial letter-sounds to natural phonemes and
graphemes.
6: Continual Reference
[1 min]
There is continual reference to
whole-picture class charts.
7: Observable Standards
[1 min]
All of the outcomes are assessed
by tests with observable standards of achievement.
8: Cross-Curricular Comparisons
[1]
Comparisons are made between
words from different subject areas.
9: Lifelong Skills
[1 min]
The programme teaches lifelong
word solving skills.
10: All Ages and Abilities
[1 min]
The programme can be taught to
learners of all ages and abilities.
For further information about the lesson and to view all the 34 minutes, click
THRASS Demo Lesson June 2006 6-7yo
Other Relevant Links:
FEATURES
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Course
Professional
Development Courses
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RESOURCES
Free DualDisc
DVD/CD
THRASS Phoneme Machine
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