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Across the world millions of people of all ages are illiterate, and many more are barely literate because of the notoriously irregular spelling of English.
(In languages that are systematic—e.g. Finnish—illiteracy is virtually unknown and remedial instruction is unnecessary.) We believe we have found a new solution to this problem, which will enable almost any English speaker to read quickly, confidently and enjoyably, in a class, with a tutor, or in private without any further help. When you look at the texts you will see that syllables are separated, and letters that combine to represent one sound are closed up. But the groundbreaking feature of the system is that sounds are matched with numbers printed over the text, which refer to pictures in the marginal boxes. The principle is so simple that further explanation is unnecessary, as it is a DIY system.
In brief, our system offers the following advantages:
* It suits learners of almost any age.
*It can be used alongside any other system already in use.
*It makes it possible for adults and older children to teach themselves to read—a great attraction to those ashamed of their illiteracy. We believe this feature is unique to our method.
*It can, however, be used with groups and classes more successfully than other approaches, because the learners don’t need to ask, “What does that word say?” They can always work it out for themselves, thus reducing stress on teachers, and enabling students to progress at their own speed.
*Because it makes all English words readable, not only those that are phonically regular, it makes reading more interesting from the start.
*It makes polysyllables as easy to read as words of one syllable.
*It involves no change to the shapes of letters, or to conventional orthography. In fact, it strengthens the reader’s awareness of common spelling patterns and the sounds they represent.
Arnold Thompson & Vanda Thompson
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This new method of learning to read English is equally suitable for class teaching, individual tuition and self- instruction. Now a non-reader can become a reader in secret.
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- ISBN/Identifier 0869058320
- FormatPaperback
- Publish StatusPublished
- ResponsibilityVanda Thompson
