English Instruction OpenBook Learning
OpenBook English is a complete Learning solution for teaching and learning the English language. OpenBook English combines high-quality real-life images, digital sound and voice recording, video, animation, and interactive point-and-click screen control. Students tap their intuitive ability to learn a language quickly, naturally, and easily.
OPENBOOK EXCLUSIVE FEATURES
Every OpenBook feature and function has been developed by teachers and learners though real-world use. What’s more, OpenBook is a learning organization. Each year, OpenBook releases new developments resulting from advances in research, teacher/learner recommendations, and field testing. Below are some examples:
Core Features
Professonal -broadcast recording of 32,000+ English words
Every text professionally read aloud
Text audio delivered in prosody or word-by-word
All audio can be slowed for better comprehension. Digital algorithms maintain pitch and phonemic integrity
Picture and animated illustrations for target vocabulary
Text-to-speech word processor
Wide variety of recorded voices: male, female, adult, child
recognizes/corrects phonemic spellings
Talking spell check
Core teaching and learning methodology developed at Columbia Teachers College:
literacy-based and phonics-based instruction
Carnegie-Mellon phonetic coding
Tracks performance: reports at every level from the individual student, classroom, school, school district, multiple districts. Data aggregation and disaggregation available
Tracks student progress in real time
Voice-mail student instruction and motivation through the OpenBook program
Teachers and students can access OpenBook off campus through OpenBook Teacher and OpenBook Homework
grammar check
Customizable content
Create-your-own content through OpenBook Publisher
Professional language translation and support
Desktop speech pathologist modeling correct phoneme articulation
Student and teacher recording and playback
Response time – instant -- product bug free
