Kirjahaku

The essence of this book, among others, is to "catch them young". When early learners learn the symbols of the sounds of the letters of the alphabet in a repeated pattern and applying the basic knowledge continually over time, a solid and enduring foundation is laid in their minds, which helps them to gain mastery in the field of English phonemes/diction.With this book, we shall work together to achieve the goal of learning phonetics/diction in an easier manner. In addition, it enables more learners attain great mastery of diction from their early stage of learning.Thank you for partnering with this awesome venture.Cheers Mary JeksTEACHING METHODS: Using a progressive and systematic form of teaching for learners to achieve mastery of the symbols at the foundational stage of learning phonetics/diction.Please note that this is slightly different from phonics because learners at this early stage are aided to get started in learning the correct basic symbols of the International Standard Phonetics sound chart as used in schools of phonetics.These books and learning tools are recommended for both young learners and adults beginning in the study of phonetics or diction.JEKSDICTION BOOK

This book is designed to be an early learning progressive aid subsequent to the successful completion of Book One. Having attained mastery of the basic sounds of the letters and the basic vowel sounds, a learner at this stage is easily able to recognise the basic vowel sounds and identify the letters of the alphabet that make their beginning sounds. Learners can also pronounce simple words correctly, make sounds with the basic vowels in words and sentences, write the basic vowel sounds in practice, and successfully match the correct sounds to the respective pictures, having mastered the beginning sound of each picture.Finally, learners have been exposed to learn the basic consonant sounds, write them, match them successfully to the respective pictures where they apply to their beginning sounds.This book proceeds to help beginners increase the application of their knowledge base of the foundational vowel sounds. There is a deliberate focus on emphasising the sounds in three-letter words, sentence reading practice and formation on a more encompassing level, while paying attention to the sounds learnt and handled in Book One for revision toward their mastery. The practice sessions in this book are targeted to make learners become masters and leaders in the study of phonemes and diction.​​​​​​​Thank you for partnering with this awesome venture. Cheers Mary Jeks These books and learning tools are recommended for both young learners and adults beginning in the study of phonetics or diction.JeksDiction BOOK

Welcome to my audio series, bringing you the forty-four (44) phonetic sounds. Working through this first series will help you learn and master the forty-four (44) English phonetic sounds. In addition to learning how to pronounce these sounds and their word examples, you will also learn the different categories of sounds and the number of sounds in each category I have also developed a phonetic chart to be used as a visual aid to help you learn.These books and learning tools are recommended for both young learners and adults beginning in the study of phonetics or diction.JeksDiction BOOK

Lesson 1 This lesson discusses the structure of the English Phonetic Sound system in a tree form, which is broken down into categories and sub-categories differentiating the long sounds from the short sounds, and their respective numbers.Lessons 2 and 3 Attention is given to vowel sounds with respect to monophthongs and their word examples. The Practice Session in each lesson should be attempted by learners to gain mastery.Lesson 4 Diverse sound contrasts are examined to help learners gain a better understanding of the application of vowel sounds in words, with regards to the correct pronunciation of the respective sounds in words that have similar and erroneous pronunciations.Lesson 5 This lesson is targeted at helping learners know the right pronunciation of the days of the week, the numbers 1 to 50, and the months of the year. A Practice Session is included to help learners master the transcription of the days of the week, numbers and months of the year as applicable.Lesson 6 This lesson familiarises learners with the correct pronunciation of each letter of the alphabet, which will be used in words.A Practice Session is included to help learners master them, and more examples of the monophthongs are given.Lessons 7 and 8 Learners will see various word contrasts of diphthong sounds against basic vowel sounds. An assignment is also included to further help in mastering each sound.Lesson 9 The 24 consonant sounds are introduced with word examples. Also included in this lesson are some word contrasts of some consonant sounds.Lesson 10 In this final lesson, learners will be taught the special consonant sounds which are different from the regular sounds. This lesson also looks at every letter of the alphabet with respect to the various sounds each one makes in words, which is known as Sound Variant.