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How does the THRASS programme deal with handwriting?
Can THRASS be used to teach dyslexics?
Can THRASS be used with learners that have little or no English?
Have universities been approached to do some impartial research on the effectiveness of THRASS?
Assessing the usefulness of THRASS as a catch up programme
Do you have a view about teaching phonemes in a set order (as many schools do)? Do you have a recommended order?
Do you know any school that has undertaken and published research into the effects/benefits that THRASS had had on their literacy standards?
Are there any more activities/exercises that can be developed for older children (top KS2) as I find the content of some lessons very limited?
Is there any way THRASS can be incorporated into E.L.S. to a greater degree?
If THRASS is embedded as a whole school approach – is it that results don’t become apparent until around Y3/Y4 or should Y1/Y2 teachers be seeing more of an effect?
Can you provide more advice on introducing THRASS at Foundation stage?
Can THRASS be started at any age or is it best at KS1 and then built on later?
Is there an updated “THRASS-IT” in the pipeline? If so, could there be a picturechart on it? Our school has come across problems with more than one class using it at the same time – any solutions?
Can charts be divided into smaller sections for younger children?
Could the Phoneme Rap on tape be slower?
Why are phonemes introduced so late?
Do you agree with schools changing the order of progression to suit needs?
Could lesson plans/ideas for lessons be published?
How does THRASS link to (help) children who can’t hear or say sounds?
I would be interested to know at what age you think children are ready to begin THRASS. Would you consider it appropriate for use before Reception, for example at nursery school?
I disagree that the 'ow' as in cow and 'ou' as in house grapheme should be in the chart at all. From the way I understand THRASS and the number of sounds, the ou sound in this block is NOT one sound but two instead, and o as in glove and u as in quilt.
Alan, I have a query about the graph "u" or the digraph "ew". I cannot find a phoneme box on the vowel chart which covers "u" as in computer, tube or tutor, or "ew" as in few, pewter or ewe. Perhaps, I am missing it, but there does not seem to be a phoneme box or catchall which covers this phoneme. The traditional vowels of a, e, i and o (as in baby, me, tiger and nose) are covered but not the traditional u (as in computer).
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