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S.P.E.A.K
S.P.E.A.K. (Speech, Pronunciation, Expression, Application, Knowledge) is a scientifically designed next generation phonic based language building program introduced by EuroKids Preschool, designed to build listening, speaking, pronunciation, diction, proficiency, phonetics and other linguistic skills in pre-schoolers and kindergarteners. S.P.E.A.K. - Stands for- Speech, Pronunciation, Expression, Application, Knowledge.

BENEFITS OF S.P.E.A.K. Program

• Auditory language development. • Oral language development. • Knowledge of the phonic sounds of the alphabet. • Phonemic awareness activities. • Beginning print and book concepts. • Developmental writing activities.

'What is Phonics?

Phonics is a method for teaching reading and writing of the English language by developing the learners & phonemic awareness—the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate phonemes—in order to teach the correspondence between these sounds and the spelling patterns (graphemes) that represent them.

We all know that there are 26 letters, but these 26 letters make 42 sounds. When your child learns that the letter B has the sound of /b/ and when older kids learn that “tion” sounds like /shun/, they are learning phonics. Phonics helps children improve their relationships between letters and sounds by teaching to read; by correlating sounds with symbols in an alphabetic writing system. Phonics helps in improving word recognition, spelling and reading comprehension skills. Research suggests that systematic and clear phonics instruction improves children’s word recognition, spelling, and reading comprehension. EuroKids believes linguistic skills is at the heart of all formal education and the core reason behind the child’s academic growth. Types of Programs under S.P.E.A.K.

S.P.E.A.K. has been developed keeping in mind the need for language based programs for pre-schoolers and kindergarteners Phonetics for Pre-schoolers has been designed for Nursery class children in the age group from 2.5 years to 3.5 years. It consists of 50 sessions of an hour each, twice a week for 7 to 8 months.

Phonetics for Kindergarteners is designed for Kindergarteners in the age group from 3.5 years to 5 years (EuroJunior/EuroSenior). It consist of 50 sessions of an hour each, twice a week for 7 to 8 months

'A Typical S.P.E.A.K. session structure at the pre-school'

It consists of a 1-hour session that is divided into: listening and speaking activities (20 minutes), phonic play (25 minutes) and language skill building (15 minutes)

1. Listening and speaking activities – It helps a child communicate effectively when sharing ideas, relating experiences, retelling known stories, ask and answer questions about essential elements of a text, describe people, places, things (e.g., size, colour, shape), locations, and actions and leading to improved vocabulary and improved pronunciations. Activities covered are - Rhymes & Stories, Story Games, Show & Tell sessions, Object Talk, Picture Talk, Enactment Time-Roleplay, Enactment Time-Pretend play, Discussion & Conversation, Enactment Time- Imitate Play, Speech & Drama etc.

2. Phonic Play - It helps in recognition of Phonic sounds of letters from Aa to Zz, speak Common 2 letter words like- am, as, it, be, me etc.

3. Skill Building - These activities re enforce the learnings of the previous sessions through multi sensorial activities. It involves Kinesthetic based activities, developing phonic work book, making sentences using action cards/objects, sentence learning through audio visual aids, book reading and games to learn phonetic sounds.

Methods used under S.P.E.A.K.

1- Natural Immersion approach - This is the approach that will be used to teach English and Phonics to children on the lines of human ability to learn their mother tongue naturally because of the environment which is conducive to learning the language. Normally, when a person hears people around him speaking mother tongue, he/she picked up words, then formed sentences and soon developed fluency. When a person is incorrect, he/she is corrected and eventually learns the language.

2- Multi Sensory communication - Research has proved that the more multi sensorial the activity is, the better the child picks the concept. Hence this approach uses as many senses possible to teach phonics. For example to learn the letter sound- they a child will see what the letter looks like- (eyes), hear the sound (ears) and do an action to remember it (hands) hence using 3 of 5 senses. Involving all senses gives maximum ignition to the cognitive process.

At EuroKids, S.P.E.A.K. is one of the most important programs at the preschool. EuroKids teachers are known for their patience, warmth and love towards child care. They ensure that the pre-school maintains the warmest and the most caring environment to help a child play, learn(Wikipedia articles should be written from third person perspective. So, ‘Our teachers’ would sound direct marketing. Also, we should avoid using multiple conjunction like ‘and’) and grow.