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THRASS RESOURCES CHECKCHART

For schools and private tutors, there is a resources checkchart at the back of the essential guide T-50 TEACHING THRASS, in the Photocopiable Section, Sheet 2.

Customers in South Africa
and Namibia

The THRASS resources are available from PWS, our official distributor. Purchases are in Rand with a local delivery charge.

 

 


GUIDED TRAINING FOR TEACHERS, ASSISTANTS AND PARENTS
 

FULL LIST OF RESOURCES

    Index
1.
THREE ESSENTIAL RESOURCES
2. RESOURCES FOR THE FIRST YEAR
3. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE

    
SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS

4. RESOURCES FOR PARENTS
5. OTHER RESOURCES
6. SUPERSEDED RESOURCES
7. FREE RESOURCES


THREE ESSENTIAL RESOURCES
T-50: TEACHING THRASS
The ten skills and their assessment. The essential guide to the programme.
T-60: THRASS 15 Minutes a Day X 2
Four-year scheme of work of when to teach the skills and when to assess them.
T-01: THRASS Resource File
Large file of photocopiable A4 sheets. Also contains one copy of the T-13 Teacher's Manual (not photocopiable), one copy of the T-51 Raps and Sequences CD (not for reproduction) and one copy of the T-10 Raps and Sequences Tape (now replaced by the CD and also not for reproduction).
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RESOURCES FOR THE FIRST YEAR
T-02: Picturechart Class Size
Large, encapsulated. Main focus: pictures.
T-03: Picturechart Desk Size
Double-sided, encapsulated. For pupils.
T-24: Phoneme-Grapheme Cards
Laminated, colour-coordinated, in box.
T-51: Raps and Sequences CD
33 tracks compiled from earlier tapes.
T-49: Magnetic Graphemes
170 tiles, consonant graphemes are in blue and vowel graphemes are in red.
T-04: Graphemechart Class Size
Large, encapsulated. Focus: graphemes.

Optional
T-07: THRASS-IT CD-ROM (PC)
Practices and assessments for the ten skills. For Mac CD-ROM, see below.
T-06: Overwrite Chart
Double-sided, encapsulated. For pupils.
T-20: Word Level Workbook
T-01 File sheets reduced-in-size as workbook for pupils (not photocopiable).
T-11: Raps and Sequences Book
The eight Picturechart rows in a book.
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS
T-56: THRASS 500 Workbook
Shade the semi-circles to record which of the 500 words have been read, spelled, analysed and synthesized. For pupils.
T-57: THRASS Spelling Tiles
Use the 60 laminated tiles to perform the skills required for T-56. For spelling, use Spelling Tiles Grid in FREE RESOURCES.
T-21: Phoneme-Grapheme Big Book
Class-size text for Keyword Synthesis.
T-22: Phoneme-Grapheme Book
T-21 pages reduced-in-size, for pupils.
T-52: THRASS Hotwords Cards
100 cards, colour-coordinated. On the reverse side consonant graphemes are in blue and vowel graphemes are in red.
T-19: Word Level Workchart Class Size
Large, encapsulated. Main focus: Analysis.

Optional
T-36: 380 Big Book
500 basewords minus 120 THRASSWORDS equals 380. Each word is separated into graphemes for blending and segmenting the phonemes.
T-48: 380 Book
Smaller version of the Big Book. For pupils.
T-12: Dictionary
Contains the 'THRASS 500' basewords, listed according to the first vowel phoneme. New words are stored for reference. One copy per class or, ideally, one personal copy per pupil.
T-05: Grapheme-Word Chart
Encapsulated smaller chart. Memory aid for (older) pupils familiar with the THRASS pictures, phonemes and graphemes.
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RESOURCES FOR PARENTS (+ Schools)
T-54: THRASS Picture Book
Colourful big book with 120 pictures for developing speaking and listening skills.
T-55: THRASS Picture Cards
120 colourful card (of the pictures) for developing speaking and listening skills.
T-59: THRASS '4 Support' Pack
For parents willing to reinforce the THRASS activities/learning at home. This pack includes T-56 and T-57 and also T-54 and T-55.
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T-03: Picturechart Desk Size or even T-02
T-51: Raps and Sequences CD
T-06: Overwrite Chart
T-07: THRASS-IT CD-ROM (PC) or T-08
T-24: Phoneme-Grapheme Cards
T-22: Phoneme-Grapheme Book (use with T-51)
T-52: THRASS Hotwords Cards
T-20: Word Level Workbook

T-11: Raps and Sequences Book
and the FREE RESOURCES below, especially T-62: Phoneme Machine 4.1 (PC) or T-63

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OTHER RESOURCES
T-13: THRASS Teacher's Manual
The main thinking behind the approach.
T-45: Pronouncing English (I.P.A. Guide)
Useful reference for matters relating to the International Phonetic Alphabet pronunciation system used in many English dictionaries.
T-08: THRASS-IT CD (Mac)
Practices and assessments for the ten skills. For PC format, see T-07 above.
T-51P: CD and Chart option for eLCs
This option is for UK schools with government Electronic Learning Credits.
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SUPERSEDED RESOURCES
T-10: Raps and Sequences Tape
Now combined with T-23 to create T-51.
T-23: Phoneme-Grapheme Tape
Now combined with T-10 to create T-51.
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FREE RESOURCES

T-62: Phoneme Machine v5 (PC)
Ground-breaking software with auto-functions for blending, reading and spelling English words. Also contains interactive English Calendar Chart.
T-63: Phoneme Machine v5 (Mac)
The Mac format version of T-62.
Calendar Charts
We have a selection of Calendar Charts available in several languages for early language learning.

THRASS Profilecard
The boxes are shaded in and/or dated to record the sub-skills and skills that have been performed. Also photocopiable from the back of T-60, THRASS 15 Minutes A Day x 2.
Spelling Tiles Grid and Grapheme Grid
Use the STG with the T-57 tiles and T-56 record book. Use the GG to analyse the phonemes and graphemes in familiar and new words. Also photocopiable from the back of T-60, THRASS 15 Minutes A Day x 2.
THRASS Dualdisc 2006* (only pay p&p)
DVD on one side and CD on the other, containing over four hours of video of THRASS in action in schools in the UK and Africa, including two one hour presentations to parents. Also contains Trial Version of the groundbreaking software THRASS PHONEME MACHINE 3.1, which has been superseded by the downloadable Version 4.13.
*Special Offer available while stocks last.



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