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THRASS SING-A-LONG RESOURCES TEACHING THRASS RESOURCES

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FAMILY READING RESOURCES

S-01: SING-A-LONG BOOK
	Use this colourful 96-page A4 hardback book with the THRASS SING-A-LONG CD to learn about the 44 sounds and 120 main spelling choices of English by singing and moving with the songs.
THIS IS NOT A PHOTOCOPIABLE RESOURCE. UNAUTHORISED COPYING OR SCANNING OF THIS BOOK IS AN ILLEGAL ACT.
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S-02: SING-A-LONG AUDIO CD
	The double CD has a vocal CD and an instrumental CD. There are 45 tracks on each CD, with one track for each of the 44 sounds and a theme song.
Each track focuses on one sound and its main spelling choices. Each CD contains over 60 minutes of music so, in total, there are 90 tracks with over two hours of music. (Click to Play or Right Click to Download Sample Music Track) £10 More Information Buy

S-03: SING-A-LONG INTERACTIVE BOOK
	Software for home/school computers and large Interactive WhiteBoards (IWB). Use the on-screen index and interactive page turn to access the songs and to then read the words by using the audio play
and repeat buttons. The text is highlighted in time with the vocal or instrumental soundtracks. (Demo version) The price is per computer/terminal. £20 per computer/terminal More Information Buy

S-03P: SING-A-LONG INTERACTIVE BOOK Site Licence for 10 or more PC
	Software for home/school computers and large Interactive WhiteBoards (IWB). Use the on-screen index and interactive page turn to access the songs and to then read the words by using the audio play
and repeat buttons. The text is highlighted in time with the vocal or instrumental soundtracks. (Demo version) You must have also purchased S-03. Site Licence for 10 or more PC computers/terminals £175 More Information Buy

S-03M: SING-A-LONG INTERACTIVE BOOK Site Licence for 10 or more Mac
	Software for home/school computers and large Interactive WhiteBoards (IWB). Use the on-screen index and interactive page turn to access the songs and to then read the words by using the audio play
and repeat buttons. The text is highlighted in time with the vocal or instrumental soundtracks. (Demo version) You must have also purchased S-03. Site Licence for 10 or more Mac computers/terminals £175 More Information Buy

S-04: SING-A-LONG COLOURING BOOK
	This interesting 48 page consumable A4 paperback book with 45 outline pictures for colouring. The book should be used with the SING-A-LONG BOOK and CD.
THIS IS NOT A PHOTOCOPIABLE RESOURCE. UNAUTHORISED COPYING OR SCANNING OF THIS WORKBOOK IS AN ILLEGAL ACT.
£2.50 More Information Buy

ALSO Available from May 2008: 

S-05: MOVE-A-LONG WITH SING-A-LONG DVD

S-06: SING-A-LONG SHEET MUSIC BOOK   

TEACHING THRASS 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.

PWS South Africa
for THRASS resources
 

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