EFL Phonics 3rd Edition vs Top Phonics

EFL Phonics is an easy-to-teach five level series for elementary school students who are learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL). Through exposure to enriched listening and articulation exercises, students will learn how to connect the sounds of English with single letters or groups of letters more effectively. EFL Phonics also introduces fun phonics stories and chants with common sight words. These allow children to learn sight words more naturally and enable them to build confidence in reading while having fun. ■ Target Sounds and Goals of the EFL Phonics series Book 1 Single Letter Sounds: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x (final), y, z EFL Phonics 1 teaches students how to sound out and write the 26 letters of the English alphabet. Students will also be introduced to new words helping them better understand the letter-sound relationships. Book 2 Short Vowels: a, e, i, o, u EFL Phonics 2 teaches students how to make two and three letter combinations of short vowels and consonants. Students will also be introduced to new words that consist of short vowels. Book 3 Long Vowels: a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e EFL Phonics 3 teaches students long vowels. Students will also be introduced to new words that consist of long vowels. Book 4 Double Letter Consonants: (1) Consonant Blends: bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl, br, cr, dr, fr, pr, tr, sm, sn, st, sw, nk (2) Consonant Digraphs: ch, sh, ph, th, wh, ng EFL Phonics 4 teaches students double letter consonants, such as consonant blends and consonant digraphs. Students will also be introduced to new words that consist of two letter consonants. Book 5 Double Letter Vowels: (1) Vowel Digraphs: ee, ea, ai, ay, oa, ow (bowl), oo (book), oo (moon) (2) Vowel Diphthongs: oi, oy, ou, ow (clown) (3) R-controlled Vowels: ar, er, ir, or, ur EFL Phonics 5 teaches students two letter vowels, such as vowel digraphs, vowel diphthongs, and r-controlled vowels. Students will also be introduced to new words that consist of two letter vowels.

Top Phonics is an easy-to-use five-level phonics app developed for young learners of English. Students will learn to recognize and say the letters of the English alphabet. In the end, they will be able to read stories as well as words. This app provides a guided, step-by-step presentation of single-letter sounds and vowel and consonant combination. Features: - Entertaining chants and songs to provide listening and pronunciation practice. - Fun stories to develop reading skills. - Vocabulary acquisition through Flashcards - Reinforcing the words and sounds through Practice - Test that will help check up what students have learned