PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/146292.xml PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 THRASS British Phonics Pilot in Nigeria Becomes Victim of Its Own Success http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2467254.htm The THRASS British phonics pilot in Nigeria has been running for just four months but it has already proved so popular that it has become a victim of its own success, with the children in what should have been the control groups insisting on joining the children in the THRASS experimental classes. (PRWeb May 28, 2009)

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]]> Thu, 28 May 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2467254.htm Zimbabwe Government Gives Go-Ahead for British Couple to Extend Innovative SING-A-LONG Programme http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2367064.htm SING-A-LONG is part of the highly successful THRASS synthetic phonics programme that is used in many thousands of schools and has been welcomed as heralding the start of a new era in the teaching of English in Africa. And now the Government of Zimbabwe has given the go-ahead for a British couple from Cheshire to extend the use of this innovative programme in schools in Zimbabwe. (PRWeb Apr 29, 2009)

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]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2367064.htm Zimbabwe Government Gives Go-ahead for British Couple to Extend Innovative SING-A-LONG Programme http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2366874.htm SING-A-LONG is part of the highly successful THRASS synthetic phonics programme that is used in many thousands of schools and has been welcomed as heralding the start of a new era in the teaching of English in Africa. And now the Government of Zimbabwe has given the go-ahead for a British couple from Cheshire to extend the use of this innovative programme in schools in Zimbabwe. (PRWeb Apr 28, 2009)

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]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/04/prweb2366874.htm Varsity College and Absa Launch Sixth TalkTogether School to Improve English Literacy http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/03/prweb2225294.htm Today, Varsity College joins forces with Pietermaritzburg's Greenhill Primary School to expand the roll-out of the THRASS Absa TalkTogether Project which aims to increase English literacy among foundation learners and their teachers in South Africa. (PRWeb Mar 12, 2009)

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]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/03/prweb2225294.htm THRASS Synthetic Phonics Programme Meets with Immediate Success in Nigeria http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/02/prweb2082964.htm Nigeria is the latest country to introduce the widely acclaimed THRASS synthetic phonics programme into schools and, as elsewhere, it has once again met with immediate success. (PRWeb Feb 17, 2009)

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]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/02/prweb2082964.htm Absa Hosts 'Ground-Breaking' Annual Conference on Literacy http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1926574.htm Today, various education experts and role-players have converged in Johannesburg for the THRASS Absa 2009 TalkTogether Conference which aims to increase English literacy among foundation learners and their teachers in South Africa, through the improved teaching and learning of English. (PRWeb Jan 29, 2009)

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]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1926574.htm THRASS Synthetic Phonics Programme Set to Make Even Bigger Impact in 2009 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1820014.htm Although we're only a few days into the New Year, the highly successful THRASS synthetic phonics programme is already set to make an even bigger impact on the world of education in 2009, starting with the high-profile launch of the new groundbreaking THRASS Phoneme Machine software with Cued Speech option on 15 January. (PRWeb Jan 6, 2009)

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]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1820014.htm Groundbreaking Free Phonics Software from THRASS UK to be part of Memory 4 Teachers Project http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1753094.htm The THRASS (Teaching Handwriting Reading And Spelling Skills) synthetic phonics programme is widely accepted as having the potential to more than double the normal rate of progress for reading and spelling in English, and THRASS UK is now delighted to be part of the exciting new Memory 4 Teachers ICT project that is being promoted by the RGS Media Group. (PRWeb Dec 16, 2008)

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]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1753094.htm THRASS UK to be Key Partner in Major New ICT Project for Teachers http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1700944.htm THRASS UK is delighted to announce that it is to be a key partner in the forthcoming Memory 4 Teachers project, a major new ICT initiative in the UK education sector. (PRWeb Dec 4, 2008)

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]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1700944.htm Deaf Children to be Taught Synthetic Phonics Using Groundbreaking Free Software http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1503834.htm The THRASS synthetic phonics programme is widely accepted as having the potential to more than double the normal rate of progress for reading and spelling in English, and soon it will also be possible to use synthetic phonics to teach deaf children through a new Cued Speech version of the groundbreaking THRASS Phoneme Machine software. (PRWeb Oct 22, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1503834.htm Varsity College Set to Join THRASS Absa TalkTogether Literacy Project http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1351874.htm The THRASS Absa TalkTogether Literacy Project has gathered significant momentum since its launch just over a year ago and now Varsity College, which is a licensed tuition provider of the University of South Africa (UNISA), is set to join the Project from January 2009. UNISA is the largest provider of student teachers in South Africa. (PRWeb Sep 19, 2008)

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]]> Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1351874.htm Another Resounding Success for the THRASS Synthetic Phonics Programme http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1296324.htm The THRASS synthetic phonics programme is being used with resounding 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. Wherever it is used, it surpasses all expectations, and Western Primary School in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, where THRASS is now being introduced to the whole school, is the latest example of this success. (PRWeb Sep 7, 2008)

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]]> Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1296324.htm SMART Technology Aids Innovative Literacy Project http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1156354.htm Six SMART Board interactive whiteboards have been installed in pilot schools across South Africa as part of an innovative project to improve literacy. (PRWeb Jul 30, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1156354.htm 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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]]> Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Wed, 28 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Fri, 02 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Sat, 05 Apr 2008 07:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Wed, 02 May 2007 07:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Wed, 04 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT 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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]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT 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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