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23 Aug 2010... with
the latest Press Release
LATEST PRESS RELEASE:
AUG 23 2010:
Involving Parents – The Key to Improving
Literacy Standards
Just like its
predecessor, the new coalition Government in the UK has recognised the value of
synthetic phonics for teaching children to read. However, unless it also
recognises the importance of involving parents, it will, like its predecessor,
be unlikely to succeed in raising literacy standards. ...
read more
PREVIOUS PRESS RELEASE:
MAY 10 2010:
THRASS UK Set to Change Lives With New English
Phonics Software
The THRASS English phonics programme has
for some time been recognised as having the potential to more
than double the normal rate of progress for reading and
spelling in English. And now THRASS UK is set to change lives
with its new SOUND IT OUT software that will give parents a
better understanding of English phonics and the confidence
they need to help their children at home...
read more
For a full list of Press Coverage visit the THRASS
News Media Centre.
LATEST ARTICLE:
October 15 2009
THRASS Night School at Sun
Valley
The THRASS Night School, presented by Hilary Davies
whose husband designed the programme, was well attended.
Many lightbulb moments were evident as Hilary unpacked
the complicated process of spelling English and how
THRASS can help you make an informed decision when
encoding or decoding a word...
read more
For a full list of Articles from 1990 to the present day -
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LATEST NEWSPAPER CUTTING:
March 18 2009
The
Mirror KwaZulu-Natal
GREENHILL Primary School is the first school to benefit from the
Teaching Handwriting, Reading And Spelling Skills (THRASS) initiative
through the TalkTogether Project which aims to address English literacy
in early childhood... read more
For a full list of Newspaper Cuttings from 1990 to
the present day - Click Here
LATEST VIDEO:
South Africa
June 2010
Farm
School SING-A-LONG Concert
IUmthombopholile Primary School is a
farm school in the Kwena Basin, Mpumalanga, South
Africa...
read more
PREVIOUS VIDEO:
South Africa
June 2010
THRASS with Autistic Children
Lyn Thijsse, an Educational
Psychologist, describes the big difference which THRASS has made for autistic
children who had previously struggled with reading and literacy, and in
particular phonics...
read more
LATEST VIDEO:
Southern Africa
July 2009
THRASS in Zimbabwe July 2009
In July 2009 Alan and Hilary Davies, with the
permission of the Zimbabwe Government, presented two-day THRASS workshops in
Harare and Nyanga... read more
LATEST VIDEO:
West Africa
July 2009
THRASS in Nigeria Overview
The video provides an
overview of the THRASS SING-A-LONG pilot project run by THRASS UK and the Oyo
State Government in seven schools in Oyo State, Nigeria between January and July
2009... read more
LATEST VIDEO:
Europe:
June 2010
SOUND IT OUT at Brookham School
"Absolutely Brilliant"
... read more
For a full list of Videos from many different
countries -
Click Here
SOUND IT OUT
ON
LOCATION VIDEO LIBRARY:
SOUND IT OUT at Brookham School
Oxley Park School and SOUND IT OUT
SOUND IT OUT in Capetown
LATEST EVALUATIONS:
South Africa:
31 May 10: Gauteng, South
Africa
"Excellent presenter –
entertaining, inspiring and well-experienced. I like the different techniques
e.g. dancing and music, as it can only enhance learning. I think THRASS can
assist children with learning problems to perform well in school in a fun way
and make them feel that they can also be ‘somebody’."...
read more
Southern Africa:
21 May 10: Swaziland
"It was lovely to hear
that we are on the right track. Super user-friendly ideas to use in the class."...
read more
England:
24 Jun 10: Essex
"Exactly what I’ve been looking for! It’s an easy to
understand, clear and effective programme. Top quality delivery, by Hilary,
that’s been exciting and inspiring. Can’t wait to get started! "...
read more
Wales:
04
Sep 09: Cardiff, WALES
"For someone new to THRASS this was a very good insight on many levels. I have
gained knowledge which I will use on a personal level, to ideas for expanding
teaching and supporting learning." ... read more
International:
07 May 09: Ibadan, NIGERIA
"Very interesting and informative. It is truly
English phonics made easy and enjoyable. Very interesting and very stimulating.
Alan Davies was great and the programme worthwhile. It will expose Nigerian
children to a better way of reading with fun – and turn them into effective and
voluntary readers. An eye opener. It makes the teaching and learning of English
an easy task." ... read more
PREVIOUS
EVALUATIONS:
South Africa:
27 May 10: Western Cape, South Africa
"Amazing and presented in a fun and energetic
way. I loved it and can see it is the way forward. It has been a new mind shift.
I will definitely recommend this course. Well done."...
read more
Southern Africa:
15 May 10: Nyanga, Zimbabwe
"Very effective. It provided me with more
ideas and methods of teaching English as well as making learning enjoyable. It
also encouraged me to be more creative and enjoy my work as a teacher."...
read more
England:
23 Jun 10: Essex
"Excellent. Enjoyed all the activities. Would see this working with the
lower ability children that lack confidence."...
read more
LATEST SOUND IT OUT EVALUATIONS:
England:
19 Apr 10:
Hampshire (SIO)
"Excellent – really enjoyed the whole day,
especially the new software. Can’t wait to use it!" ...
read more
Too see all evaluations in the UK, Europe, Africa,
the Caribbean and Middle East visit the
Professional Development Courses
webcard.
RESOURCES
COMING SOON:
SOUND IT OUT WORKBOOK
To be released on 2 August 2010
To help
people make best use of THRASS SOUND IT OUT, the new break-through software
programme, we are launching a NEW WORKBOOK the SOUND IT OUT WORKBOOK
which will be available
from August 2nd 2010...
read more
Currently:
£2 (was £2.50) each -
BUY
NOW
Pack of 10 for just £15 (was £20) -
BUY
NOW
NEWEST RESOURCES:
SOUND IT OUT!
Released on 26 May 2010
"If
in doubt, SOUND IT OUT!"
If a child is unable to read a word,
schools advise parents to help their child ‘sound it out’, by using letter
sounds and not the names of letters. In this way, children (from as young as the
age of five) are encouraged to sound out the words that they cannot read by
using simple phonics (by giving each letter one sound)... read
more
PHONEME MACHINE v6.1
Released on 1
October
2009
The
THRASS Phoneme Machine is a FREE computer programme that uses moving human lips to
pronounce the sounds (phonemes) in hundreds of frequently used English
words. It is an excellent resource for teachers, assistants and parents for
learning about, and also teaching, the fundamental building blocks of English in
an entertaining and fun way...
read more
Register &
Download v6.1 Now (Free)
SING-A-LONG RESOURCES
Everyone knows just how important it is for children to develop sound literacy
skills from an early age, and it is also accepted that music, and in particular
singing, can have a wide range of benefits for children. The most important of
these benefits from the point of view of teaching literacy is that singing has
been shown to accelerate learning and improve the memory...
read more
SING-A-LONG BOOK
SING-A-LONG AUDIO CD
SING-A-LONG INTERACTIVE BOOK
SING-A-LONG COLOURING BOOK
MOVE-A-LONG
WITH SING-A-LONG DVD
SING-A-LONG SHEET
MUSIC BOOK
and a
free download
My THRASS
SING-A-LONG Record Book
Ever since they were launched at the end of January 2008, teachers and
parents just haven’t been able to stop 'singing' the praises of the new
THRASS Family SING-A-LONG songs for the 44 sounds of English as an
exciting new way of learning the language.
Now the songs are available for download in mp3 format from the
Children’s Music section of the Amazon website and from the Children’s
Music section of the iTunes Music Store.
iTunes & SING-A-LONG
Amazon mp3 & SING-A-LONG
THRASS ROW, BOX AND NUMBER GRID
Use the THRASS ROW, BOX AND NUMBER GRID
with your learners, to locate the phoneme-box and the picture,
keyword or keygrapheme on the class-size (T-02) and desk-size (T-03)
THRASS Picturechart. ... read more
PICTURE CARDS SORTING SHEET
Download and print the THRASS Picture Cards Sorting Sheet so that your
children can sort the cards into their rows (C1, C2, C3 ,C4, V1, V2, V3, V4) and
sections... read more
For a full list of Resources from THRASS -
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LATEST CALENDAR CHART:
AFRICAN LANGUAGES
Yoruba
Shona
For a full list of Calendar Charts -
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LATEST SONGS FROM SCHOOLS:
19 JUNE:
England,
London, Ravenstone
"This School
Name Song was written by the
children at Ravenstone Primary School, Balham, London. The music was written by
music teacher, MJ Paranzino."... read more
and listen to the song
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