Learning: A Simple, New, Methodology

  • A new un-confused way to say the alphabet
    • Say  the Vowels a e i o u (in a new way)
      • a in pot (American, father Brit)
      • e in pet
      • i in pit
      • u in put
      • o in po(re)
    • Say the Consonants (as you always have)
      • ba da fa ga ha ka la ma na pa ra sa ta va wa ya za
    • Summary: 22 Letters, not 26 (no c, j, q, x)
  • Learn to count the sounds in a word
    • Weight = 3
    • Eight = 2
    • Strait = 4
  • Teach Sound Neighbors with Arrows as phonetic instructions for tongue movement
    • Left <, right >, up ^
    • s vs s< sin vs thin, z vs z< zen vs then
    • s vs s> sin vs shin, z vs z< as vs azure
    • i vs i^ pit vs Pete
    • e vs e^ bet vs bait
    • u vs u^ put vs boot
    • o vs o^ po(rt) vs boat
    • a vs a^ pot, father vs putt
    • a vs a< pot, father vs pat
  • Teach combination sounds
    • au, ai, oi
    • t>s church, d>z> judge (or c and j in advanced CRESS)