About Better Speaking Together
Suddenly thrust into an unfamiliar sea of sounds, where years of honed linguistic acumen no longer suffice to achieve their goals, young learners transitioning into a fluency-first CLT classroom can benefit immensely from materials that are immediately accessible, thematically challenging, and vibrantly playful.
The Better Speaking Together series supports young learners as they take their first steps into English. Language skills grow best together: listening, speaking, reading, and writing each strengthen the others. But real progress also requires moments of focus. This series focuses on reading aloud. Strong decoding strategies are essential for literacy, and the ability to clearly and confidently read aloud helps build a bridge into conversational skills for students learning a new language.
Combined with alphabet practice (writing), high-frequency vocabulary practice, lots of picture books (reading and conversation), and plenty of opportunities to sing, dance, and hop around their learning space, Better Speaking Together can help lay a firm foundation for personal, professional, and academic success.
In this series, students internalize decoding strategies by gradually adding phonemic chunks together. Piece by piece, they assemble words into confident productions.
With regular cumulative reviews and ample opportunities for young learners to feel the pride of success, these colorful pages make the journey into reading sentences an exciting one.
This page was taken from ALPHA, but the basic format remains consistent throughout. Activity pages are included, prompting students to fill in the missing letters and get the words to work well!
The Better Speaking Together Series
Better Speaking Together: ALPHA
Simple enough for young learners beginning their very first English lessons, this workbook is the first in a four-part series that helps children build strong early skills in reading, spelling, speaking, and phonemic awareness.
Better Speaking Together: BETA
In this workbook, learners grow into more capable readers and speakers. Practicing blends, long vowels, and more complex word patterns, children deepen their decoding skills step by step. Used well, this book strengthens the bridge from careful decoding to smooth, confident reading and speaking.
Better Speaking Together: GAMMA
In this workbook, learners grow into more capable readers and speakers. Reviewing blends and long vowels, and adding more complex word patterns in poems and short stories, children deepen their decoding skills and engage meaningful sentences. Used well, this book strengthens the bridge from simply decoding into smoother, more confident reading, speaking, and understanding.
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