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absolutely wonderful course and presentation. Lovely to have it presented by
three different personalities. Very stimulating and so user-friendly. I cannot
wait to get into class tomorrow to start using it and changing the way I have
been teaching writing, reading and spelling for years. I have done most of it in
segments but now to use it holistically and all together will make such a
difference. I think that to be able to incorporate all the different learning
styles will be most beneficial – auditory, visual and kinaesthetic. Thanks for a
wonderful two days learning and stimulation.
Wonderful! Opens eyes to whole new world of learning and teaching literacy.
Particularly enjoyed Alan’s passion and absolute belief in THRASS during his
presentations – Laola and Hilary were fantastic too though. Thank you!
Exciting, Revolutionary! Practical, sequential and usable! All the presenters
made THRASS so alive and real – thank you! Multisensory approach and whole
language approach – it takes so much of the skills I have been using and
integrates them e.g. analysis, synthesis, categorization, phonological
awareness.
Makes excellent phonetic sense to use the THRASS approach. Can be applied to
children with different learning needs. Wonderful multi-sensory approach for our
learners. Would love to put THRASS into practise at our school. It is also a fun
and exciting way to teach children using whole language. Many thanks.
An excellent course, very exciting and made so much sense. I am, however, eager
to see the program run on a practical level, as I feel it will only run
effectively if all teachers and therapists collaborate regularly, and teach some
lessons together. The concept and resources are great and user-friendly. The
presenters were easy to listen to, and the course material was all applicable. A
fantastic concept, I hope it works!
Well presented, making use of humour, drama, music etc. Presenters had thorough
knowledge of entire course. As previously mentioned the course makes sense. I
will have to practise so that I am thoroughly familiar with charts. I am looking
forward to working with THRASS in the classroom.
Excellent, well presented by knowledgeable people. Can’t wait to implement it in
class.
A lot to think about – am looking forward to trying it! I am hoping to get
brilliant results – won’t be from lack of trying!
Thank you so much. I found the course invaluable and feel I know enough about
THRASS to teach it! It’s been fantastic.
Thanks. Wonderful. A real treat. An amazing system. When I feel confident to use
it efficiently (I hope), I have no doubt that it will help our weak
spellers/readers. It would be very useful if there could be a follow up so that
we would have the opportunity to discuss any issues etc. An information manual
for parents would be valuable, in fact essential.
Logical, well presented and enjoyed the fact that each stage can be interchanged
as needs arise. Love the language aspect and all the logical links between
language and auditory processing that are incorporated naturally into the
programme, so that skills are learned together, rather than in isolation. Really
looking forward to implementing it.
My most sincere thanks for an outstanding two days. This is definitely the
answer!! How I wish I’d had the opportunity to work alongside you all – such joy
and enthusiasm!
WOW! Mindblowing!! Excellent presentation, definitely had a great time. I
received wonderful ideas on working on phonological skills. My speech therapy
sessions will definitely be much more interesting and diverse (and may be a
little more dramatic!) Loved the whole-language multisensory approach – I feel
the same way about teaching.
Thank you for the inspiration. I can see the benefit and am keen to implement
the programme. It is also a relief to know that in some areas I am sort of on
the right track. My children can only improve!
I really enjoyed the course. It was presented with enthusiasm! As an
occupational therapist I learned quite a lot of new info and I can see where I
can include it in therapy, i.e. by just showing where their names fit on the
picturechart, reinforcing handwriting etc. I like the positive reinforcement, by
celebrating what the child gets right and practising the parts that are wrong.
English is my second language, so it was nice knowing how to find the different
spelling choices!
I enjoyed the course very much. I’ve always taught phonics using the different
variations for the phonemes in a whole language set-up, so this method is
natural to me. What is really great is the inclusion of phonemic awareness, as
well as the classic multisensory approach as part of the programme. I will
attempt to include these techniques within the context of my remedial therapy
programmes. Spelling assessment, in terms of traditional standardized tests will
have to change.
Even as a specialised teacher (not working with language), I have found THRASS
worthwhile. I spent decades teaching 3 to 8 year-olds and hated Letterland etc
and always did my own thing. This makes sense. I will be using it when my
learners write out their portfolios and help them with the difficult spellings.
An amazing course! I am really looking forward to trying it in the classroom.
The resources are fantastic and really beautifully illustrated and presented.
All three presenters were very knowledgeable and obviously very passionate about
THRASS – this made them easy to listen to and they were prepared to discuss any
issues/concerns etc. that came up. THRASS just makes so much sense. Thank you
for a wonderful two days!
Thank you so much for empowering us to assist our kids with reading and spelling
skills. I found it particularly helpful as an occupational therapist to gain a
better understanding of the building blocks of language. I look forward to
integrating this into therapy, particularly as an OT resource for visual,
perceptual, spatial and hand-written skills, but also feel better equipped to
assist children with the transfer of these skills to classroom and literacy
skills. I’m excited! Thank you again.
Thoroughly enjoyable. It makes sense. The children will tap into the rapping and
phonemes. It has opened up a world of possibilities. Thank you for your time,
energy and ability to enthuse one. I really appreciate the holistic approach.
Enjoyed dynamic, interactive approach to the material. Material is logical and
makes sense. Like the multisensory approach to teaching – auditory, visual etc,
not just hearing and seeing, but doing. Good structure to teach from (stages). A
little too much focus on simpler areas i.e. Picture Location and too little on
more complex areas.
I enjoyed the course and definitely see a different point of view regarding this
aspect. Will use it as I can in class.
I found it a really valuable way of teaching and encompassing all aspects of
reading/writing/spelling. Teaching activities that go with each stage are
excellent. Well structured into each stage. I would love to see how it changes
the children’s abilities and look forward to seeing positive changes.
The course was tremendously interesting and informative – presented so many
possibilities and approaches to words and language, one had a feeling of from
here to infinity…There is a lot to clarify in my mind, will have to delve into
‘Teaching THRASS’. Thank you for the energetic presentation – I often found my
questions pre-empted and solved for me.
Very dynamic presenters – obvious love of and belief in the entire THRASS
programme. I can’t wait to start this with my class tomorrow – it has
dramatically changed my perception of how auditory processing/phonological
awareness and traditional speech therapy models can be integrated into one
comprehensive approach to actually impact upon spelling and reading awareness
and improvements. Thank you!
Many explanations were too fast for total grasp. Perhaps this was made more
difficult by the unusual accent. I appreciated the use of movement, humour etc
as it helped me to keep focus. I now need a lot of application practice. After
that, I’ll need you back for another week!
I think this will be the most wonderful method to teach the children. Once it
comes through the school, I believe it will have a major impact on the reading
and spelling skills of the children. The biggest problem I find is they make the
wrong choices. They also do not recognize the choices of phonemes in reading
when decoding. To add to this the equipment and resources are of high quality
and very user friendly. Thank you.
Lovely course. There was a lot of information and I’m very excited about the
programme. It makes a lot of sense to me and I’m sure the children will benefit
from it – and me! May you be able to reach all the schools you would like to
reach!
I think THRASS is an excellent way of teaching reading, writing and spelling and
I am hoping more than ever that it will help me to learn to spell. I enjoyed the
course and think the training was of a high quality. I do think the first day
could have been speeded up and I found the second day more interesting and
valuable. Obviously I realize day one is relevant to understanding day two.
Thank you all very much.
Thank you for a most stimulating workshop. Brought a whole new dynamic to
teaching. I am looking forward to implementing it ‘yesterday’. Well
paced/comprehensive workshop and resources. Good presentation and most
entertaining from the three of you.
THRASS is an outstanding programme for teaching handwriting, reading and
spelling skills. It is a holistic programme that just makes so much sense and
stresses FUN! I really enjoy the whole language approach exposing learners to
everything in the curriculum. Thank you! I am truly enriched and am bursting to
start ‘rapping’ to my class tomorrow.
Thank you for a phenomenal two-day training. THRASS just makes so much sense and
includes so many aspects of learning in one methodology. I now understand what a
whole language approach to learning means. I’m really looking forward to seeing
this being taught in our school. Thank you.
Course was excellent, well presented and well put together. Will have to see how
it works once implemented. Good to see a different way of teaching more of a
holistic programme, which incorporates speech, OT, remedial and class teaching.
Excellent. Possibly a bit too concentrated – might be better for a shorter time
over a few more days. Alan has a very pleasing way of lecturing – very humorous.
All the lecturers are knowledgeable on their subjects. Enjoyed it all.
Fantastic course – even woke up on Day 2 enthusiastic about what I would find
out today. You have answered all my questions and I feel that I have a good
understanding of THRASS and how to implement it in school. Really enjoyed the
activities and pace of the course. Looking forward to getting back to school and
educating children, teachers and parents. Thanks so much for developing a tool
that makes sense!
Course was well presented. Extremely interesting, especially since much of the
presented work was known by the learners but completely differently completed. I
have seen so much of what was said within my pupils and I hope that by me
implementing the programme will and can achieve my desired goal. Many thanks for
a wonderful two days.
Can’t wait to get started! This has been the most exciting and wonderful method
of presenting and teaching reading, spelling and handwriting. I look forward to
seeing all of the amazing changes that I will observe in the children that I
teach. Many, many thanks to all of you for your exciting presentations.
Three fantastic presenters! THRASS makes such good sense and still within the
programme there’s room for lots of creativity on the part of the teacher. I
learned a great deal. Thank you.
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