EFL Tools Incorporated in the Software

 Alternative - Language Narrations

• A click of the mouse gives students native language instruction narrated in Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, or Haitian-Creole, making the software available to students who do not understand basic English. Additional languages are coming soon!

Pronunciation Proficiency Tool

• Displays the 42 Sounds of English in animated illustrations showing the proper placement of the tongue, movement of the mouth, and whether the sound is voiced or voiceless when pronounced.
• Full-motion video of a mouth articulating each of the 42 Sounds.
• Students equipped with a microphone can record themselves practicing each sound and can compare their pronunciation with the narrator's.
• Letters are drawn with a large font to improve letter formation.

• Click here to try the Pronunciation Tool in Reading Horizons v5 ›
• Pronunciation Proficiency Tool Walkthrough Video ›

Vocabulary Development

• 10,000 terms, including high-frequency words, allow students to hear definitions and context sentences and too see visual representation, where applicable.
• English for Special Purposes, found in the Vocabulary tool, allow students to practice their decoding skills with words relating to school, travel, hospitality, medical, and business.
• Teachers can choose to have words displayed in Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, and Haitian-Creole in the Vocabulary section of Reading Horizons v5.

• Learn more about the Vocabulary tool in Reading Horizons v5 ›
• Vocabulary Section Walkthrough Video ›