| Fun Sounds |
| McGraw-Hill 1995 |
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| I am the co-author of this two-level phonics-based
English course. Fun Sounds is used in nurseries/ kindergartens
and the reception classes of elementary/infant schools. Fun
Sounds helps children with speech development and teaches the
association of sounds to letters and words. Young learners of
English find this early focus on pronunciation to be a strong
starting point for later study. Fun Sounds assumes no previous
knowledge of English sounds or words and introduces all language
in a systematic and natural manner through original and witty
stories and songs. |
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| Fun Sounds enters the child's world, as
students meet characters such as Tommy the Train, Poppy the
Parrot and Theo Thumb. In this way, the children identify each
sound and letter to its own character. |
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| Fun Sounds contains phonics exercises which
practise: |
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The aural
recognition and discrimination of English sounds |
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The correct
pronunciation of English sounds |
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The recognition
and discrimination of English letters |
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The writing
of English letters |
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The relationship
between capital and small letters |
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The development
of early writing and pre-writing skills. |
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| Each full-color Student's Book is accompanied
by a Teacher's Book and cassette containing recordings of the
stories and songs. The Teacher's Book (in English and Spanish)
gives full lesson plans and suggests a range of games and craft
activities which reinforce the children's learning. The Teacher's
Books also contain photocopiable flash cards. |
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| American English |
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| Contact me on simmonsnaomi@aol.com |
