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This page was last updated on:
4 March 2010... with the latest
News Clip & Evaluations from South Africa.
LATEST PRESS RELEASE:
NOV 27: 2009
THRASS UK’s Innovative Software Helps Children Learn South
African Languages and Get Right into the
Spirit of the 2010
World Cup
The
University of South Africa (UNISA), is encouraging everyone
to speak a South African language during the 2010 FIFA World
Cup. THRASS UK’s innovative software can enable children to
do that very easily and at the same time get right into the spirit of the event....
read more
PREVIOUS PRESS RELEASE:
OCT 7: 2009
THRASS
Synthetic Phonics Programme Achieves Dramatic Improvements in Literacy in
Nigeria
The widely acclaimed THRASS synthetic phonics programme has
only been used in pilot schools in Nigeria since January but
already it has brought about dramatic improvements in the
teaching and learning of English. These improvements are so
significant that the Oyo State Government, Nigeria, and
THRASS UK are now looking to secure funds to enable the use
of THRASS to be extended to schools across the state.. ...
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
September 2009
THRASS Open Day: Joburg Part 2
In
Part 2 we see further lessons in which the teachers explain and demonstrate how
they use THRASS... read more
THRASS Open Day: Joburg Part 1
'The video
opens with Laraine Roberts, Principal of Holy Rosary School, welcoming
everyone to the Open Day. She welcomes in particular Sister Hilda, who is
Head of Holy Rosary Mission School in Malamulele, and Sister Cora from the
Order of the Holy Rosary that founded the school. The school actually had no
power earlier in the morning. It’s now come back on but they’ve got a
generator on stand-by just in case! ... read more
PREVIOUS VIDEO:
South Africa
July 2009
Genesis Educare School, South Africa
In the video Debbie Bezuidenhout, who teachers pre-school children at
Genesis Educare School, Johannesburg, tells us how much the children
love the THRASS SING-A-LONG songs. At first she was a bit apprehensive
about them taking part in the THRASS Family SING-A-LONG concert at
Linder Auditorium in May 2009 because they were so much younger than
other children. However, they started teaching the children three months
beforehand and when they got to the auditorium for the concert not one
of them was nervous. They just went on to the stage and had a wonderful
time, as we can see from their performance of ‘Saw you in the sun’...
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 Afica
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 2009
Oxley Park & Uni of Northampton
In
the video we see a group of student teachers from the University of
Northampton teaching THRASS at Oxley Park Primary School, Milton Keynes,
England, which is a centre of excellence for the teaching of THRASS.
... read more
For a full list of Videos from many different
countries -
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LATEST EVALUATIONS:
South Africa:
01 Mar 10: Gauteng, South
Africa (MAL)
"Wow this is the best course
ever. Thank you very much!"... read more
Southern Africa:
02 Feb 10: Harare, Zimbabwe
"This
has been a thoroughly worthwhile course and will revolutionise the teaching of
phonics in Zimbabwe. Alan and Hilary were dynamic and kept us all enthralled."...
read more
England:
21 Jan 10: Essex
"Absolutely brilliant! Loved every minute! It has
given me a fresh insight into the world of phonics and a lot of great ideas to
use in the classroom. Presented extremely clearly and enthusiastically by
Hilary. I’m really motivated to start."...
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 Feb 10: Gauteng, South
Africa (MAL)
"Excellent. I must truly say I
didn’t look forward to the Saturday course thing, but today was truly amazing!
Ms Janine is a brilliant presenter and extremely fun to work with. Thank you for
giving us a day to always remember. Can’t wait to get in the class to do
everything you showed us today!"... read more
Southern Africa:
27 Jul 09: Nyanga, Zimbabwe
"A very valuable workshop. It will help to
improve English language results, particularly the reading and writing skills.
It teaches children the right skills at an early age. I hope THRASS will be
introduced to all schools in Nyanga district. THRASSing was a fantastic
experience!"...
read more
England:
04 Jan 10: West Sussex
"A brilliant day. I
finally understand syllables! Lots of good ideas and good use of resources. The
positivity and enthusiasm was amazing! "...
read more
Too see all evaluations in the UK, Europe, Africa,
the Caribbean and Middle East visit the
Professional Development Courses
webcard.
NEWEST RESOURCES:
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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