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Australian English Pronunciation
Teachers Toolkit

Featuring audio and video demonstrations
of Australian English
 

The ideal resource for all Teachers,
produced in Australia for Australian Teachers.
 

The Australian English Pronunciation Teacher’s Toolkit (4 CD Interactive CD's) has been designed to enable teachers to step back and monitor student progress whilst the Toolkit drives the learning and improvement of their students’ English Pronunciation.

In the classroom, there may be students who speak English as a second language or who are new arrivals to Australia. These students will all have different learning needs depending on their country of origin.   By using the English Pronunciation Toolkit, you will be able to accurately pre-test and correct your students’ English Pronunciation. 
The Toolkit will also enable you to access the program at the individual student’s specific point of need.

The pre-testing is a diagnostic tool, a step by step process sequentially working through the Phonics, including the short and long vowels, phonemes, diphthongs, beginning and ending consonant blends, thematic vocabulary and comprehension reviews. 

When printed, this becomes the means by which you can create your individualised learning plan for each student focussing on their particular areas of difficulty in pronunciation.

This plan will concentrate on the sounds in English that don’t exist in their first language.  For example, a student cannot produce the ‘ L ’ sound, if they can’t hear it. 

They don’t reproduce it correctly if the sound does not exist in their native tongue. When heard correctly and properly mimicked, the student’s native accent is greatly reduced and correct pronunciation is established.

The Mouth Gym, plays the role of a personal tutor, correctly modelling Australian English pronunciation and providing the exercises necessary to strengthen the mouth and tongue muscles needed to produce unfamiliar sounds. 

The Mouth Gym is also an adaptable tool, allowing students to be in charge of their own learning both in a school setting and in the privacy of their home. 

This Mouth Gym program forms a valuable homework resource that can be implemented by PC’s, Laptops, MP3 Players and iPods. 

Students can practise independently by regularly listening and speaking with correct pronunciation in any environment. They can also record their own voice to compare with the Australian English modelling. 

Internet links on the Mouth Gym CD, access various further resources to enrich listening skills and vocabulary and grammar, to encourage students to widen their language skills. These exercises also enable participation in a humanitarian aid program.

The Mouth Gym CD (CD4 of the Toolkit) can also be purchased separately in packs of 50, for student's practice anywhere, anytime. www.mouthgym.com.au

The Soundboard feature uses the drag and drop technology.  This allows students to create new words or recreate difficult words in order to decode unfamiliar phonics and pronounce them. Teachers can easily demonstrate the similarity and distinguish the differences between the English phonic building blocks.

The Program models spoken, written and visual modes, demonstrating the clear, understandable speech that the students aim to achieve, independent of their reading abilities.

It is vital to teach all of the basic sounds of the English language to students. Without these basics, conversation is always difficult. The way these sounds are pronounced also determines a speaker’s accent. 
 

The 4 CD Toolkit contains over 700 Video clips, 1000 Audio clips and MP3 files. The program has also been optimised for use with Interactive White Boards.

Easy & Effective - Watch the Lips - Hear the Pronunciation - Copy the Speaker - Quickly Assess Foundational Phonics Produce and Print Personal Lesson Plans - Extensive Documentation - Easy to Follow Assessment & Teaching Guides - Print Certificates of Proficiency for Students.

Professional Development is available to support the English Pronunciation Teachers’ Toolkit.  It is available for independent groups, schools, TAFEs, colleges and universities.

The Pronunciation Teachers’ Toolkit  $399.00
    
Including Courier Delivery anywhere in Australian

4 x PCVIDEOCD's + User Manual

Available from the Curriculum Corporation www.curriculumpress.edu.au  See website for demonstrations.
Used extensively by Teachers, Universities, Schools & TAFE Colleges as well as professional development trainers.

Suits all Windows PC's from 98SE to Vista or Mac's (Using Virtual PC from Apple)