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Power point presentation for T4T the Technology for Teachers Conference, TESL Toronto January 18, 2014. 'Teacher Judy's Sound Dictionary' for Android and Apple devices is a $1.99 solution to North American pronunciation. The app goes both ways. People who read English can look up how to pronounce words and people who have heard words can look up how to spell them.
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Easy Pronunciation App
Judy Thompson
Agenda
1. Walk through the theory/lesson the app is supposed to teach
2. Look at the Pronunciation App
3. Ask for help to improve the app
1) Theory Behind the App
Where you can get this page:
English is Stupid, Students are Not pg 55
Free download from website
thompsonlanguagecenter.com
Speaking Made Simple Course Curriculum
It’s the brainchild behind Grass is Black the world’s first dictionary by sound
4 Pillars
a) English spelling doesn’t make sense. Spelling is only for reading not speaking.
b) English is stress-based - only one syllable is most important in any word
c) English vowel sounds are found in the names of 16 colors.
d) Remember pronunciation by the color of the main vowel of any word in English.
Every Word in English is a color
a) Spelling Doesn’t Make Sense
to, few, through, glue, who… go, sew, throw, beau, toe…Silent consonants: knee, two, walk, thumb,…Invisible consonants: few, one, Europe, lion, uniform fyew, wone, yEurope, liyon,
yuniform…
b) English is a Stress-Based Language
Basketti Spasghetti Spaghetti
Only one syllable is most important in any word and
it dictates the comprehensibility of the
word
c) Vowel Sounds are in 16 Color Names
Blue: to, few, through, clue, who, shoe…
Gold: go, sew, throw, beau, toe, note…
Gray, Black, Green, Red, White, Pink, Gold, Olive, Blue, MustardWood, Turquoise, BrownPurple, Charcoal, Orange
d) Every Word in English is a Color
What color is your name?
1,350 names if you click on a slider @ www.ThompsonLanguageCenter.com
The two most critical features of pronunciation are both accessed through the vowel chart
How do we make this an app?
2) For Apple and Android Devices
iTunes: http://bit.ly/LrVTu3Googleplay: http://bit.ly/1dCJy1F
Beta Sound Dictionary
Main Tabs
Sample Color List and Entry
Multi-syllable, Speak, Spell
For speaking you enter the word you know how to spell and it shows how to pronounce it
For spelling click the Color tab for the main vowel sound and check the alphabetical list
3) Me Asking For Help
Price Title Design Keywords Explanation…
Teacher Judy Sound Dictionary App
I want you to buy the app, hate it and tell me what I can fix.
