phonics based literacy software
Phonics Alive! 1 is an Australian developed computer-based
literacy program, produced in conjunction with the NSW Department of School
Education.
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
Phonics Alive! is a unique and revolutionary concept. It can be used with
students at a very early age, through to adults. The program can be used
with students with learning difficulties, those for whom English is a
second language, and those in a skills acquisition stage of learning to
read.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Phonics Alive! consists of 20 separate modules, each introducing a cluster
of sounds presented as beginning, medial and ending sounds. The program
introduces all single sounds of the alphabet, and sound blends. All instructions
are presented orally with no reading ability required. The program contains
over 1200 pictures introduced to extend the student's vocabulary. Each
module then takes the student through a number of interactive levels requiring
responses via the keyboard, as well as "clicking" and "dragging" pictures
using the mouse. The program is self-paced in that students can work through
each level within a module at their own speed. Color coded plastic overlays
with lower case letters are placed on the keyboard. This allows the student
to quickly recognise where letters are on the keyboard.
STUDENT
PERFORMANCE RESULTS
As a genuine self-paced interactive program, Phonics Alive! has the capacity
to record student results for all responses. These are labeled and placed
in a folder on the hard disk and can be retrieved by the teacher or parent
for later analysis and printout. This can either be done from within the
program or through any word processing application. The performance results
can then be used diagnostically to determine whether a student needs further
revision or can proceed to the next module.
NEW
NAVIGATION
Phonics Alive! now has superb new navigation. Many new features are now
included:
This is a full list of every interaction on the 20 modules. It allows direct access to any and from any part of the program.
ADMINISTRATION PAGE
A new Teacher Administration section has also been included. In this
section a new "name list" allows for unlimited names to be included
or deleted. Clicking on any name will give a complete record of the
students progress through Phonics Alive! It will even record where the
student left off during the last session and allow the teacher to plan
where students will start a new session. From this section, teachers
may print out students' results, or new Certificate.
System requirements
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