1. The Magician’s Eye

2. The Magician’s Eye These activities
use graphics to help form visual memory links without the interference of Literacy barriers
support pupils in developing some common linguistic structures
Link a teaching activity with an assessment activity

3. I can see …
Teachers select the utterances to place in the Hint boxes according to their pupils’ level. These are examples only. Teacher select how many to use; this may progress over time.
I think….

4. I can see …
The image is animated to appear on mouse click
I think….

5. I can see …
A classroom activity - guess which picture. The image is animated to appear on mouse click
I think….

6. Ask for help I can see … Describe I think…. Question
This screen exemplifies other Hints for classes with more language
I think….
Question

7. This screen exemplifies icons used to represent the same Hints?

8. Other sample images

11. and matching word cards
Reading games with cards:
Read individual words from the screen and grab/hold up the card
Put the cards in the order you see them in a longer text
Sort word cards into dictionary order
Using picture card
and matching word cards
Listening games with miniflashcards:
Listen (to simple utterances) and grab/hold up the card
Listen (to a story) and grab/hold up the card when you hear its name
Put the cards in the order you hear
Listen to a spelling and hold up the card
Speaking games with cards:
Turn over picture cards and say the word
Turn over word cards and say them
Turn over words cards and spell
Turn over picture cards – say and spell
(Pelmanism) Find a pair and say the word
In pairs: say the names against the clock
In a group – each say if you like the thing on the picture / which is your favourite
Say a sentence using the picture card
Teachers make paired cards – picture cards and word cards to support these activities and memory training
Writing games with miniflashcards:
Stick them on a poster / in your book and write labels
Write down the words you like best in your own language and the new language
Write the words in dictionary order
Write a sentence using the picture word