English course American Accent Training

Continue using Rapid Readers for pronunciation mastery. Continue using Rapid Readers for pronunciation mastery. less

2. [d], [t], [b], [p], [ɡ], and [k] Intro and Mastery

With the recently mastered front vowel sounds students will... more With the recently mastered front vowel sounds students will master these consonants: [d], [t], [b], [p], [ɡ], and [k]. less

3. [h], [r], [w], [j] Mastery

With the recently mastered R-controlled vowel sounds... more With the recently mastered R-controlled vowel sounds students will master these consonants. less

4. [ŋ], [ŋk], and [ʒ]

With the recently mastered vowel sounds students will... more With the recently mastered vowel sounds students will master these consonants. less

5. [tʃ], [ð], [θ], [m], [n], and [l] Introduction

With the recently mastered vowel sounds students will... more With the recently mastered vowel sounds students will master these consonants. less

6. [v],[ [f], [z], [s], [ʃ], and [dʒ] Introduction and Mastery

With the recently mastered front vowel sounds students... more With the recently mastered front vowel sounds students will master these consonants. less

7. Back Vowel Mastery

Students will work on Rapid Readers. Each reader is... more Students will work on Rapid Readers. Each reader is designed to test the students' pronunciation accuracy and fluency. Students will have 1 minute to read each paper perfectly. less

8. Back Vowels Introduction

Students will work on the back vowels: [u], [o], [ɔ],... more Students will work on the back vowels: [u], [o], [ɔ], [ɑ], [ʌ], and [ʊ]. We will also show the differences between the American and British equivalents. less

9. Combinations - Consonants and Vowels

Intensive lesson focusing on consonant and vowel... more Intensive lesson focusing on consonant and vowel combinations using the Rapid Reader. less

10. Consonant Blends

1. [bl]... more 1. [bl] and [kl] 2. [gl] and [pl] 3. [fl] and [sl] 4. [bl] / [kl], [gl] / [kl], and [fl] / [sl] 5. [br] and [kr] 6. [dr] and [fr] 7. [gr] and [pr] [br] / [kr], [dr] / [fr], and [gr] [pr] less

11. Consonant Comparisons

1. [b]... more 1. [b] vs. [p], [d] vs. [t], [g] vs. [k] 1. [v] vs. [f], [z] vs. [s], and [dʒ] vs. [tʃ] 1. [m] vs. [n], [l] vs. [r], and [w] vs. [v] less

12. Consonants and Front Vowels Review

Students will work on more Rapid Readers to drill the... more Students will work on more Rapid Readers to drill the consonants and front vowels. less

13. Diphthong and Consonant Mastery

Students will work on Rapid Readers. Each reader is... more Students will work on Rapid Readers. Each reader is designed to test the students' pronunciation accuracy and fluency. Students will have 1 minute to read each paper perfectly. less

14. Diphthong Introduction

Students will learn the following diphthongs: [aɪ], [aʊ],... more Students will learn the following diphthongs: [aɪ], [aʊ], [ɔɪ] and review [eɪ]. less

15. Final "e" and Two-vowel rules

Students will master phonics rules that deal with words... more Students will master phonics rules that deal with words that end with "e" (bike) and words with two-vowels (bait). less

16. Final "s" and "ing"

Continue using Rapid Reader for mastery. Continue using Rapid Reader for mastery. less

17. Front and Back Vowel Review

Again using the Rapid Reader, students will work to obtain... more Again using the Rapid Reader, students will work to obtain perfect pronunciation. less

18. Front Vowel Sounds

Students will master [i] [ɛ] [æ] and [ɪ] as well as... more Students will master [i] [ɛ] [æ] and [ɪ] as well as the diphthong [eɪ]. This course will explore the differences between American English and British English front vowel sounds. Each example word will come from the 3000 most frequently used English words. less

19. Front Vowel Sounds - Mastery

Students will work on Rapid Readers. Each reader is... more Students will work on Rapid Readers. Each reader is designed to test the students' pronunciation accuracy and fluency. Students will have 1 minute to read each paper perfectly. less

20. Intermediate Consonant Blends I

1. ... more 1. [sk] 2. [sm] and [sn] 3. [st] and [tr] 4. [sw] and [tw] 5. [kw] and [sp] less

21. Intermediate Consonant Blends II

1. [sk],... more 1. [sk], [sm], [sn], [st], [tr], and [tw]Blend Review 2. [str] and [skw] 3. [skr] and [spr] 4. [str], [skw], [skr] and [spr] Reviewed less

22. Liaison and Sentence Stress

Students will be introduced to the language music of... more Students will be introduced to the language music of English and how to speak with a correct American accent. less

23. Phonics Rules I

Students will learn how to apply special phonics rules to... more Students will learn how to apply special phonics rules to read words they have never seen before. less

24. Phonics Rules II

Students will learn how to apply special phonics rules to... more Students will learn how to apply special phonics rules to read words they have never seen before. less

25. R-controlled Mastery

Students will work on Rapid Readers. Each reader is... more Students will work on Rapid Readers. Each reader is designed to test the students' pronunciation accuracy and fluency. Students will have 1 minute to read each paper perfectly. less

26. R-controlled Vowels

Students will work on these R-controlled vowels: [ər],... more Students will work on these R-controlled vowels: [ər], [ɑr], [ɛr], [ɪr], [ɔr], and [ʊr]. Students will also learn American and British differences. less

27. Rapid Reader Completion

Students will complete the last pages of Rapid Reader that... more Students will complete the last pages of Rapid Reader that focus on animals, shopping, friuts, school subjects, and transportation. less

28. Special Sounds I

1. ... more 1. “c” pronounced [s] 2. “g” pronounced [dʒ] 3. Final “y” 4. “a” pronounced [ə] 6. Silent -gh less

29. Special Sounds II

1. -mb,... more 1. -mb, wr-, wh-, silent t, and silent h 2. gn-, kn-, silent l, and ps- pronounced [s] 3. ph pronounced [f] less

30. Vowel Comparisons

[i] vs. [ɪ] [ɛ] vs. [ɪ] [ɛ] vs. [æ] [aɪ] vs.... more [i] vs. [ɪ] [ɛ] vs. [ɪ] [ɛ] vs. [æ] [aɪ] vs. [eɪ] [u], [ʊ], [ʌ,ə] [ɔ] vs. [ɑr] [ɛr] vs. [ɪr] [o], [aʊ] and [ɔɪ] less

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