Steps to Translate and Listen to Classic Stories
on Mobile Devices
Steps to Translate and Listen to Classic Stories
on Mobile Devices
Microsoft Edge Browser
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A Multilingual English Literacy Program
For Scholars Ages 5 to 105
TRWRR
Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827
Karl Böhm- Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
The Pastoral Symphony, aka No. 6
In F Major, Opus 68
First movement
Second movement
Third movement
Fourth movement
Fifth movement
Designed for Each Student to Progress According to His or Her Efforts and God-given Ability!
Vocabulary: An Intrinsic Quality
Because building vocabulary expands dendrites of the brain thus making students noticeably more intelligent, we have made vocabulary an intrinsic characteristic of every component of our Totally Literate Program. Vocabulary acquisition is most beneficial to youngsters who have supple minds that are able to process an amazing amount of input at blazing speeds. Therefore there are many exercises, drills, and lessons just for the very young.
With older students, the primary intent of vocabulary building is not so much in furthering intellectual development as it is functionality. That is learning new words, and using them properly in writing as well as in speech. Hence, practically everything on the Totally Literate website that's not expressly for youngsters is for mature students.
Because pronunciation is part and parcel of vocabulary, on the Totally Literate website there are several tools, in addition to those for native English speakers, that foreign students can use to learn to pronounce English words properly. Moreover, foreign speakers as well as native English speakers can use many of these same tools to develop vocabulary in scores of foreign languages.
To whit--
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Lullabies and Nursery Rhymes, although enjoyable to all age levels, are designed particularly for young children, even new-born babies. Hearing these cradlesongs will help develop an ear for literature as well as start to build a nascent vocabulary.
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Families Part 1 and 2 together cover every monosyllabic word in the dictionary. Students can click on any word and hear it pronounced. (And they can do more depending on their parents discretion to allow their children to access the Internet. Explained below.)
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Play Onwards and Work on Words, like Families, they cover every monosyllabic word. The former workbook is designed for children so young they don't even know how to read yet, while the latter workbook is designed for students slightly older.
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Printing and Cursive Exercises are designed for pre-kindergarteners and kindergarteners who have just begun to develop the manual dexterity to form letters. As children develop these skills, they will see certain words read aloud and see descriptive pictures of them, thus their vocabulary will naturally start to bloom.
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With every Classic Story, every Fable, and the epic poem Evangeline, and every Adobe PDF, students can click on a word and instantly see its definition on Dictionary.com. What's more, once on the website of this unabridged dictionary, synonyms, antonyms, examples in sentences, etc. can be read aloud with the student's mouse.
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Along with the classic literature, Multilinguals in scores of languages can be copied and pasted onto the Immersive Reader, Google Translate, or Microsoft Word. All three platforms have tools to help build vocabulary. Also, on these platforms, a story in one language can be compared (i.e. seen and heard) to the same story in another language.
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The competitive nature of Anti-illiteracy War Games develop the ability to use new words in writing and speech.
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Last but not least, with various words, instead of hearing a verbal definition, students can opt to see a pictorial definition, doing so by clicking on "search the web" for practically any word they desire to learn about.