BRICKS AND MORTAR
... Area 5 at the Project HappyChild website

"Bricks and Mortar" is a unique reading system
suitable both for children and for non-reading adults.

The clear and easy diagrams are simple to follow. The "helper's notes" for each diagram are designed to be read to the "learner" - and, if wished, the "helper" may record the notes onto a cassette tape so that the "learner" may go through this reading system on his/her own, or listen additionally for practice, at home. It often helps to have a "known" voice on such a tape.

With very young children, it is often enough to simply read through the diagrams with them, to begin with: they very soon "get the hang of it" and the simple and logical progression through the learning process means that they absorb the basic language structure without complex explanations. Slightly older children will however find the full notes valuable (especially on a tape) in absorbing both the language structure and the spelling and pronunciation rules.

The easy identification of correct vowel sounds from the position of each word on the disk makes for swift progress, and the measured introduction of new elements of language simplifies the learning process for both readers and helpers.

We trust that this easy-to-use reading system will help your own children,
or children in your school, to take their first steps in learning to read.



Project HappyChild aims to link children everywhere, whatever their circumstances. On our website at https://www.happychild.org.uk you will find many free resources, such as Michael Tipper's articles on Accelerated Learning, free dual-language worksheets (French/English, Russian/English, Arabic/English, etc.], maths worksheets helping kids to learn the first basic number bonds, the Infinite Facts Series (things like the Police Letters Alphabet and the Kings & Queens of England) and links to over 400,000 schools' websites via local school nets worldwide.

A link from your website to any page at Project HappyChild is always valued,
and we much appreciate people printing out our
publicity page
to display in local schools and libraries. Thank you :)


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