Sounds of English

Sounds of English App was originally envisioned as a tool to assist some people on the autistic spectrum to become familiar with the fundamental sounds of English language. Sounds of English App helps a learner with the following -monothongs, diphthongs and consonants awareness -phonological awareness -categorization of sounds by their place of articulation -mental representation of each phonological unit with a unique icon -awareness that a sequence of sounds make spoken words Sounds of English App also includes diagrams which show the approximate positions of speech organs for creation of 43 sounds of English. A way to use Sounds of English App -try to create a mental image of the articulation diagrams -hear a sound, then hear one of its adjacent sounds -hear a sound, then try to recreate it -try to create a corresponding mental image of the icon for each sound -learn the sequence of sounds for each of the 200+ most used words -try to blend a sequence of sounds together to sound out a word they make Since English language has many dialects, the most widely understood English dialect was chosen. The dialect of Hollywood films and shows.