THRASS (UK) Ltd - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/146292.xml THRASS (UK) Ltd - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Children in Botswana and Swaziland Latest to Benefit from THRASS Synthetic Phonics Programme http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1093974.htm The THRASS synthetic phonics programme is currently being used with remarkable success in thousands of schools across Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, the Caribbean and the USA to teach children of all ages to read and spell. Now children in Botswana and Swaziland are to be the latest to benefit from this amazing programme. (PRWeb Jul 11, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1093974.htm Helping Children to Interact with their Polish Peers by Using the New THRASS Polish Calendar Charts http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1013804.htm With increased numbers of Polish workers in the UK, schools in some areas now have a very high proportion of Polish children. THRASS UK has therefore just launched its new Polish Calendar Charts to help local children in such schools to interact with their new Polish peers. It's all so easy for teachers, parents and children to use the charts and below we tell you how. (PRWeb Jun 11, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1013804.htm Helping to Change the Lives of Children in Zimbabwe - the THRASS Synthetic Phonics Programme http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb974894.htm The THRASS synthetic phonics programme has been welcomed as heralding the start of a new era in the teaching of English in Africa and now Zimbabwe is the latest country where THRASS is helping to change children's lives. (PRWeb May 28, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb974894.htm New THRASS SING-A-LONG Resources Given Thumbs Up by Caribbean Dyslexia Association http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb909374.htm The new THRASS SING-A-LONG Family Reading Resources have been enjoying huge success since they were launched in South Africa at the end of January and now they have just been given the thumbs up by the Caribbean Dyslexia Association, the first Dyslexia Association in the world to take part in a THRASS SING-A-LONG workshop. (PRWeb May 2, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb909374.htm Government of Barbados Considering Implementing THRASS Phonics Programme for Children Across Barbados http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb887054.htm The THRASS synthetic phonics programme is already enjoying considerable success in the Caribbean and now the Government of Barbados is seriously considering implementing THRASS for all children aged three to nine, in order to increase literacy through the improved teaching and learning of English. (PRWeb Apr 24, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb887054.htm New THRASS Family Reading Project Launched to Capacity Audience http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb831944.htm The new THRASS SING-A-LONG Family Reading Project has been enjoying huge success in South Africa since it was launched at the end of January and last Monday it was launched in the Northern Hemisphere to a capacity audience in Milton Keynes, England. (PRWeb Apr 5, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb831944.htm New THRASS Sing-A-Long Family Reading Project Set To Have Major Impact In British Schools http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb790374.htm The THRASS SING-A-LONG Family Reading Project is an exciting new project that uses 44 songs to help parents and teachers help children to read and spell, while at the same time having an enormous amount of fun. Launched in Johannesburg at the end of January, it is already enjoying considerable success in South Africa and is now set to have a major impact in British schools. (PRWeb Mar 21, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb790374.htm International Sponsorship For New THRASS SING-A-LONG Family Reading Project http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb683974.htm THRASS UK has already been extremely successful at securing international sponsorship for its THRASS synthetic phonics programme and related resources. And now the company has been successful yet again with its new THRASS SING-A-LONG Family Reading Project that was launched at the end of last week. (PRWeb Feb 8, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb683974.htm South Africa's Absa Bank Intends to Introduce THRASS British Synthetic Phonics Programme to 1,000 Government Schools http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb671433.htm In July 2007, South Africa's Absa Bank, a member of the Barclays Group, announced its corporate sponsorship of the THRASS British synthetic phonics programme though the THRASS Absa TalkTogether Project. Now Absa Bank has just announced that the THRASS Absa TalkTogether Project intends to introduce the THRASS programme to 1,000 government schools this year, using the newly launched THRASS SING-A-LONG Family Reading Resources. (PRWeb Feb 2, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb671433.htm The THRASS SING-A-LONG Family Reading Project -- a Project for Everyone http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb668863.htm THRASS UK has earned a reputation for producing highly successful innovative resources and yesterday the Company launched its new early reading programme, the THRASS SING-A-LONG Family Reading Project. The project uses 44 songs to help children, and also older learners, to develop their literacy skills, while at the same time having an enormous amount of fun. And it really is a project for everyone, with a range of resources that will appeal to teachers, parents, grandparents and children over a wide age range and from many different backgrounds. (PRWeb Feb 1, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb668863.htm THRASS UK Launches its Amazing New Family Reading Project in Johannesburg, South Africa http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb665944.htm THRASS UK has already earned a reputation for producing highly successful innovative resources for helping children to read and spell as part of its widely-acclaimed THRASS phonics programme. Today it is launching its amazing new THRASS SING-A-LONG Family Reading Project which uses 44 songs that parents and others can sing with children to explain the 44 sounds and 120 main spelling choices of English, while at the same time having an enormous amount of fun. (PRWeb Jan 31, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb665944.htm The THRASS SING-A-LONG Family Reading Project -- Helping to Develop a Healthy, Active Life-style http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb652811.htm For the past 30 years obesity in England has been increasing and the British Government has this week published Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives, a cross-government strategy for halting the increase in obesity and supporting the creation of a healthy society. The new THRASS SING-A-LONG Family Reading Project, to be launched next week, uses 44 songs to help teach children to read and encourages parents and teachers to move and dance with children. It has the potential to make a significant contribution to meeting the aims of this new strategy by helping children to develop a healthy, active life-style. (PRWeb Jan 25, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb652811.htm The THRASS SING-A-LONG Family Reading Project - an Exceptional Project and an Exceptional Composer http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb644481.htm The THRASS SING-A-LONG Family Reading Project, due to be launched at the end of the month, already looks set to be an exceptional project with the potential to make a major impact on teaching children literacy skills, while at the same time helping to make singing, with all its associated benefits, part of their daily lives. And this comes as no surprise when one learns what an exceptional individual Janine Plunkett, who wrote the songs really is. Janine wrote all the songs with their memorable tunes and wonderful imaginative titles, while still undergoing treatment for cancer. (PRWeb Jan 23, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb644481.htm The THRASS Family SING-A-LONG Project -- Bringing Together Singing and Literacy Skills http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb622521.htm Everyone knows just how important it is for children to develop sound literacy skills from an early age and it is also widely accepted that music, and in particular singing, can have a wide range of benefits for children. Now British Educational Psychologist, Alan Davies, is set to launch a new project, the THRASS Family SING-A-LONG Project, that will use 44 songs to enable children, and also older learners, to develop their literacy skills, while at the same time deriving many other benefits and having an enormous amount of fun. (PRWeb Jan 15, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb622521.htm Fantastic New Resources from THRASS UK Set to Make Major Contribution to Two New UK Government Programmes http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb597871.htm THRASS UK has earned a reputation for producing highly successful innovative resources for helping children to read and spell, and it has just announced the launch of a new set of resources that, in addition to being fantastic resources in their own right, look set to make a major contribution to the effectiveness of two new UK Government programmes. The THRASS Family SING-A-LONG Resources, to be launched at the end of January, will have the potential to make a major contribution to the effectiveness of the Government's 2008 National Year of Reading and also to that of 'Sing Up', the new Government-sponsored singing programme for primary school children. (PRWeb Jan 3, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb597871.htm British Government Confirms that THRASS Phonics Programme Really Does Score 10 out of 10 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb574134.htm Earlier this year THRASS UK was one of the first publishers to submit a self-assessment of its synthetic phonics programme for publication on the British Government's new dedicated phonics website. Now, an independent review carried out by the British Government has confirmed that the THRASS phonics programme, sponsored by leading organisations around the world, really does score top marks against its core criteria for a high quality phonics programme, and THRASS UK is delighted with this assessment. (PRWeb Dec 5, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb574134.htm THRASS UK and I CAN: Helping to Maximize the Potential of Children with Special Educational Needs http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb563853.htm Earlier this year, I CAN, the national education charity that provides education services for children with speech and language impairments, announced that it had chosen to further increase the use of the THRASS (Teaching Handwriting Reading And Spelling Skills) phonics program at its Meath School in Surrey. Thirty teachers, assistants and therapists at the school have just attended a THRASS two-day Accredited Certificate Course, sponsored by THRASS UK, and their comments confirm the valuable role that THRASS can play in maximizing the potential children with special needs. (PRWeb Oct 25, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb563853.htm THRASS Absa TalkTogether Literacy Project Continues Talking with Launch of the Fourth TalkTogether School http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb561728.htm On 23 July 2007, Absa Bank announced its corporate sponsorship of the THRASS (Teaching Handwriting Reading And Spelling Skills) phonics programme through the THRASS Absa TalkTogether Literacy Project. This programme has already been launched with three primary schools - Roseneath Primary School in association with the University of the Witswatersrand in Johannesburg, Sunlands Primary School in association with the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town and Eendracht Primary School in association with the University of Pretoria. (PRWeb Oct 18, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb561728.htm THRASS Absa TalkTogether Literacy Project Moves Forward with Launch of Third TalkTogether School http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb560099.htm Absa Bank, announced its corporate sponsorship of the THRASS (Teaching Handwriting Reading And Spelling Skills) phonics programme through the THRASS Absa TalkTogether Literacy Project. This programme has already been launched with two primary schools - Roseneath Primary School in association with the University of the Witswatersrand in Johannesburg and Sunlands Primary School in association with the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town. Today, a third TalkTogether School is being launched; Eendracht Primary School - in association with the University of Pretoria. (PRWeb Oct 11, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb560099.htm THRASS UK and Barclays - Teaching New Skills to Thousands of Children in South Africa http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb556978.htm THRASS UK, based in Chester, England, and supported by Barclays, has just entered into a five-year partnership with South Africa's Absa Bank, a member of the Barclays Group, to deliver the TalkTogether Literacy Project in schools and universities across South Africa. The primary aim of the Project is to improve literacy standards across the country, and hundreds of student teachers will be trained in the first year alone in order to achieve this. (PRWeb Sep 28, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb556978.htm USAID Helps THRASS British Phonics Programme Expand into Namibia http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb556238.htm The THRASS phonics programme, pioneered by British Educational Psychologist Alan Davies, has already enjoyed considerable success in many parts of Africa and is being welcomed as heralding the start of a new era in the teaching of English in Africa. Now, with the help of USAID, and following the recent THRASS Accredited Certificate course in Okahandja, THRASS could soon be implemented in every school in Namibia. (PRWeb Sep 26, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb556238.htm THRASS Absa TalkTogether Literacy Project Moves Forward with Launch of Second TalkTogether School http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb555244.htm At the end of July, South Africa's Absa Bank, a member of the Barclays Group, announced its corporate sponsorship of the THRASS (Teaching Handwriting, Reading And Spelling Skills) phonics program through the THRASS Absa TalkTogether Literacy Project. Reactions to the Project have been extremely favorable and now a second TalkTogether School, Sunlands Primary School in Cape Town, has been launched. (PRWeb Sep 21, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb555244.htm South Africa's Absa Bank to Fund British Literacy Programme THRASS http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb541618.htm The THRASS phonics programme, pioneered by British Educational Psychologist Alan Davies, has already been welcomed as heralding the start of a new era in the teaching of English in Africa. Now Absa, a member of the Barclays Group, are set to announce the corporate sponsorship of THRASS though the THRASS Absa TalkTogether Project. The primary aim of the project is to increase literacy in South Africa, through the improved teaching and learning of English, that will be achieved by partnering universities, primary schools and other organisations. The secondary aim is to provide a platform to celebrate South Africa's eleven national languages, through free interactive software and printable calendar charts. (PRWeb Jul 23, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb541618.htm THRASS Phoneme Machine to be Showcased at Microsoft Africa School Technology Innovation Centre http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/05/prweb523200.htm The THRASS Phoneme Machine is a groundbreaking computer programme that uses the International Phonetic Alphabet and moving human lips to demonstrate the pronunciation of hundreds of frequently used English words. It has already enjoyed considerable success since its launch in 2006, and is now to be showcased at the Microsoft Africa School Technology Innovation Centre, in Johannesburg, starting with a presentation and demonstration on 22 May. (PRWeb May 2, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/05/prweb523200.htm THRASS British Phonics Programme Currently Sweeping Gauteng Now to be Brought to Western Cape http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb516319.htm The THRASS British phonics programme is already sweeping Gauteng and other parts of Africa and is being welcomed by many in the world of education as heralding the start of a new era in the teaching of English in Africa. And now educators in Western Cape will also have the opportunity to learn about THRASS when the National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (NAPTOSA) Western Cape presents a two-day workshop in Cape Town on 11 and 12 May. (PRWeb Apr 4, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb516319.htm THRASS Hits Old Phonics for Six in the Caribbean http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb515900.htm "Enlightening, enriching, powerful and a great approach to literacy development." "I really am convinced this will make a difference in my students' lives." "Excellent whole school, whole language approach to language learning and improving literacy levels in our schools." These are just some of the comments from teachers in the Cayman Islands attending a two-day course on the THRASS phonics programme that has hit old-style phonics programmes for six in the Caribbean. (PRWeb Apr 2, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb515900.htm THRASS and I CAN: Working Together to Break Down the Barriers for Children with Communication Disability http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb511976.htm It is essential that children of all abilities should learn to read and write, yet a large and growing number of children are beginning formal education without the speech and language skills they need to achieve and make friends. In its report The Cost to the Nation of Children's Poor Communication, I CAN - the children's communication charity - recounts evidence that in some parts of the UK around 50% of children start school lacking the skills that are vital for an effective start to learning. On top of this one in ten children (up to 10%) has a long-term persistent communication disability. (PRWeb Mar 16, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb511976.htm THRASS Synthetic Phonics 'Centre of Excellence' Rated as Outstanding by British Schools Inspectors http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/02/prweb507956.htm "I am impressed with the system by which they are teaching both the parents and the children reading, writing and spelling." These are the words of a parent quoted in the recent OFSTED report that has rated Oxley Park Primary School in Milton Keynes as an outstanding school. The system to which the parent was referring is the THRASS synthetic phonics programme, pioneered by British Educational Psychologist Alan Davies and used at Oxley Park and in thousands of schools in Europe and Africa. (PRWeb Feb 28, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/02/prweb507956.htm THRASS UK Launches Even Better Version of Groundbreaking Phoneme Machine http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/01/prweb500830.htm The THRASS Phoneme Machine is a groundbreaking computer programme that uses the International Phonetic Alphabet and moving human lips to demonstrate the pronunciation of the sounds (phonemes) in hundreds of frequently used English words. It has already enjoyed considerable success since its launch last year but THRASS UK has just launched an even better version that contains many exciting new features and is far more advanced than the original. (PRWeb Jan 30, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/01/prweb500830.htm Racial Equality in Britain: Educational Psychologist Invites Education Secretary to Exemplary School http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/01/prweb499034.htm In response to the "ignorance and bigotry" shown in the Big Brother reality television programme, Education Secretary Alan Johnson has said that schools must take the lead in teaching core British values, "We want the world to be talking about the respect and understanding we show to all cultures, not the ignorance and bigotry shown on our TV screens". However, Educational Psychologist Alan Davies, author of the internationally acclaimed synthetic phonics programme THRASS, believes that British schools are already doing much to teach that respect and understanding and has written to Johnson to invite him to visit Oxley Park Primary School in Milton Keynes, which he believes provides an excellent example for other schools to follow. (PRWeb Jan 22, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/01/prweb499034.htm Alan Davies Rejects Indian Claim that Racism is "Alive and Well" in Britain http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/01/prweb498734.htm The Hindustan Times Daily claim that racism appears to be "alive and well" in Britain, in the editorial Colour of Prejudice, has been rejected by Alan Davies, British educational psychologist and joint sponsor of a large number of educational projects in Africa. (PRWeb Jan 20, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/01/prweb498734.htm When It Comes to Choosing a Good Phonics Programme, THRASS Scores 10 out of 10 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/09/prweb443666.htm In order to help schools select a high quality phonics programme, the British Government has just published its criteria for a good programme and THRASS synthetic phonics scores full marks against all those criteria. (PRWeb Sep 28, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/09/prweb443666.htm THRASS in Mauritius and Southern Sudan – Even More African Children Now Set to Benefit from the THRASS Synthetic Phonics Programme http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/09/prweb432887.htm The THRASS synthetic phonics programme has already been welcomed in the world of education as heralding the start of a new era in the teaching of English in Africa. However, recent developments in Mauritius, where discussions are currently taking place about the implementation of THRASS in a number of government and private primary schools from January 2007, and in Southern Sudan, where the Government has asked THRASS UK to set up three ‘Centres of Excellence’ for the teaching of THRASS, are further evidence of the esteem in which the THRASS programme is held for teaching children for whom English is a second language. (PRWeb Sep 5, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/09/prweb432887.htm The THRASS Synthetic Phonics Programme – A Truly Inspirational Resource http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/08/prweb422628.htm Alan Davies, the British Educational Psychologist who pioneered the THRASS synthetic phonics method of teaching English, has recently completed a tour of South Africa and the UK, taking UK educators to schools across South Africa and South African student teachers to schools across the UK. The schools visited could not have been more diverse but the conclusions of all involved in the tour have been unanimous: THRASS is a truly inspirational resource that is simple to use for both learners and educators and of which the appeal is universal. (PRWeb Aug 10, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/08/prweb422628.htm Schoolchildren Delighted by Italy, France, Germany Placing in First Ever World Cup Synthetic Phonics League http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/07/prweb410206.htm To the surprise and delight of thousands of schoolchildren, Italy, France and Germany also took first, second and third places in the first ever World Cup Synthetic Phonics League - exactly the same places achieved by the teams in the main Football competition. (PRWeb Jul 12, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/07/prweb410206.htm Targeting Money Wisely in Africa - British Couple’s Plan Continues to Gain International Approval http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb402889.htm A British couple who are providing substantial support for educational projects in Botswana, South Africa and Ghana are gaining increasing international approval for their Three-Point Plan for using money wisely in Africa and their efforts are leading to, what many consider to be, a revolution in the teaching of English in Africa. (PRWeb Jun 23, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb402889.htm The THRASS SMART Project – The Potential to Benefit All African Children http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb399648.htm Who would have expected to see the SMART Board brought into a township like Orange Farm? But that’s exactly what happened last Friday, 9 June when the THRASS SMART project was officially launched at Masibambane College, Orange Farm township by Mandla Maseko, Chief Education Specialist, Children and Youth Literacy, Department of Education, South African Government, and the children, whose first language is either Zulu or Sotho, used the groundbreaking THRASS Phoneme Machine on the SMART Board to teach English to adult visitors. (PRWeb Jun 16, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb399648.htm The THRASS SMART Project – A Partnership to Excellence http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb394610.htm The THRASS Phoneme Machine is a ground-breaking computer programme that uses the International Phonetic Alphabetic and moving human lips to demonstrate the pronunciation of sounds (phonemes) and hundreds of frequently used English words. It has already enjoyed considerable success and now THRASS UK has teamed up with SMART Technologies and the very latest in education technology to achieve true excellence through the joint sponsorship of a new project in South Africa, the THRASS SMART project. (PRWeb Jun 6, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb394610.htm Africans Welcome New Era in the Teaching of English http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb392031.htm From 5 – 9 June the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg plays host to a five-day workshop, ‘Time for a New Phonics Approach for Teaching English in Africa?’, and what started off as a workshop to provide an opportunity for local teachers and educators in South Africa to debate issues surrounding the teaching of English synthetic phonics has seen an unprecedented number of enquiries for places from all over the continent of Africa and beyond. Many in the world of education are welcoming THRASS as heralding the start of a new era in the teaching of English. (PRWeb May 31, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb392031.htm THRASS in Africa - Opening the Door to Opportunities http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb391566.htm The THRASS programme for teaching synthetic phonics has for some time been gaining in popularity in several countries in Africa but the current tour of South Africa by Alan Davies, the British Educational Psychologist who pioneered THRASS, is finding many there welcoming THRASS as opening the door to major educational and other opportunities across the region. (PRWeb May 29, 2006)

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