The teaching theory of the course draws upon Direct Instruction, Applied Behavior Analysis, and Precision Teaching. The course is a pre-phonics one suitable for children who can't read any English at all. 44 Sounds of English Video Part of the program we developed for our young learners includes a video produced for us in New Zealand. The video includes speakers from the following four countries - England, U.S.A., New Zealand, and Japan. The 20 minute video shows close-ups of the mouths of each of the four speakers as they pronounce 44 English words covering 44 phonemes of English.
Learners can compare their own pronunciation and mouth movements with the video's speakers.
They can also compare the various accents. Children's parents and elementary school teachers can use the video to support children's learning or to work on their own English pronunciation. The video includes the spoken English words written on-screen, with each lesson's sound underlined. The video is also suitable for non-reading English learners who can understand word meanings from seeing the related pictures in the upper right corner of the video screen. The pictures are the same ones we use in each lesson to introduce a new sound.