Slide 3 Inside a Lesson Module

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Narration

Let's begin with sound and meaning.

Each drill introduces a set of English words that focuses on particular sound-and-letter combinations. By the time a learner has worked through all 56 drills, they will have seen and practised decoding most of the sound-and-letter combinations used in English.

A number of built-in tools let learners practise independently, or work through the material with a coach. Audio buttons help connect the printed word with its sound, while interactive word-matching exercises provide repetition and practice.

But learning to decode a word is only part of learning the word. We also want to connect the word with meaning.

The built-in mini-dictionary gives learners several ways to explore a word. They can sound it out, check its definition, look at synonyms, antonyms and rhymes, and use prompts to create their own read-aloud sentences.

There are also tools for exploring beyond the drill. Double-clicking a word opens it in an external dictionary, and alphabet links let learners explore the different sounds that can be represented by individual letters.

So even at this first level, a drill can move from letters and sounds, to words, to meaning, and finally to using those words.