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Student Features

Main Student ScreenLessonsOptionsNotebookReports

Teacher/Tutor/Parent FeaturesStudent RosterTeacher ReportsCustomizing LessonsScope and Sequence

Scope and SequenceLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4 Level 5

What’s Inside the LTK?About the Course:

Students effectively gain more knowledge and confidence in speaking and understanding American English as they progress through the LTK’s five levels.

● Learning process based on the Orton-Gillingham scientific method. ● Uses a built-in AI-based teaching method that enables students to achieve a 5th

grade level in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and pronunciation.

What’s Inside the LTK?LTK Content:

The LTK system uses 50+ different activities and techniques that are effective in improving individual language skills such as listening, reading, writing, and speaking.

● Level 1: 700 words and 600 short stories.● Level 2: 1000 words and over 800 short stories. ● Level 3: 600 words and 500 short stories.● Level 4: 700 words and over 600 short stories.● Level 5: 700 words and 550 short stories.

Main Student Screen

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LTK Student Options

Reports. Five reports to monitor student progress

Words Notebook and Talking Notepad Vocabulary Builder

Enables Side-Trip mode to explore any lesson

Exit the lessons

After each section there is a test with different difficulty levels according to the section

Shows report for every lesson and exercise

Take a test

LTK Settings and OptionsTutor portal & Global Settings

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Choose different colors for your screen

Choose the speed of the audio

Control the volume of the microphone and the speaker

Decide if you want to repeat the instructions completely or not

Choose the speed of the lesson

Change various program options. Changes are “sticky”- will be saved and applied from that point on.

Choose the language of subtitles

Expert Level, Repeat Level, and Quick Pace control how fast user moves through the lessons

Options include: user’s native language, audio settings, and visual preferences

NotebookVocabulary Builder & the Talking Interactive Notepad

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See, scroll, and filter all the words encountered in the LTK in the Notebook tab

Click tab to switch to Talking Notepad

Choose list of words to be shown

Search: Find words in the card deck easier: Just type in the word you are looking for

Talking NotepadAs you type in the space you will also hear the words. With the adjustable white space, you can type in words, sentences, or even a story.

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Type in words or sentences and you will hear each word pronounced

Drag to stretch the white space.

As you type in the space you will also hear the words. With the adjustable white space, you can type in words, sentences, or even a story.

Loading screenTypical lesson screen shown

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Record your voice:Press and hold the mic icon to record. Release the mouse to stop.

Activity:The current аcitivity

Next:Move along in the lesson. If needed, the Next button will flash.

Repeat:Hear the last set of instructions and the associated word or phrase

Subtitles:Textual display of the voice instructions in the user’s chosen language

Hear recording:Press to hear what has been recorded

Click for help with the answer. You will either receive a hint or the correct answer

Program standard interaction buttonsMost of the standard buttons and their functions are explained here.

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Click for help with the answer. You will either receive a hint or the correct answer

Click to get help on understanding some rules

Clear button: Appears when asked if you want to start over after answering. You may use it if you think you made a mistake in answering.Click if you want to redo your answer.

Click each time you wish to enter your answer.

Click for a full screen view.

Comprehensive TestingThe placement test helps you determine a student’s starting point. A progress test checks a student’s progress upon reaching each new level

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Test results are broken up by the basic skill-type. A suggested level is also shown.

See where the student is in the test

Word definitions/translationsIf you are having a difficulty remembering the meaning of the given word, just mouse pointer to point on the word and the blue box with question mark will appear.

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Click the ? to show the translation and/or definition of the word.

A pop-up will appear. Click outside of the box to close.

Leaving feedbackIf you are experiencing difficulties in the app or find any contextual issues while in a lesson screen, you can send us feedback.

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Click to leave feedback. A pop-up form will appear.

Click on the issue you want to report

Type in your concern. You can be specific with the issue you are experiencing.

Click to submit your feedback

Virtual Card DeckLearning aid used in the course. https://cdeck.ltk.cards/

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Search/navigate card deck visually or by typing text

Shows the card (or 2 cards) with all the main elements clickable

Tools:Pencil: to doodle—for eraser, click twiceMic: record/listenOptions: set various app optionsMax: maximize to full-screen

Show Me ReportHover over the vertical bar to see the errors made by the student. Inside each vertical bar is the name of the lesson activity

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Move the mouse over each bar to see the student’s mistakes

Placement ReportShows all errors made when taking the LTK Placement Test one or more times. The last line of the report shows the number of errors made, the number of word groups presented, and the assigned lesson.

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Click the green button to see more details

Summary ReportShows the current lesson and activity level, as well as the date attempted and the time the student has spent on the lesson activities.

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Click the Summary button for an updated report on individual performance from Lesson 001 through the current lesson activity.

Details ReportShows the most detailed information on mistakes made.

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Click on the Details tab for a specific account of the errors made and the extent of prompting needed.

Progress ReportShows performance by category: lesson number, date completed, time on the computer, total minutes on the program, skills covered by lesson, and where practice is needed. An asterisk is added to one of the report columns if the student might require additional instruction.

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Click the Progress tab to evaluate student performance by category.

LTK® Tutor portalOptions and features for

Tutors/Teachers

Home:Shows detailed raw data report

Tutor Home

Dashboard that shows at a glance your students’ performance

Reports

LTK includes 5 major reports:

1. Performance, 2. Summary, 3. Progress, 4. Details, and 5. Placement

Show Me Report:Here you can see the progress of each student lesson by lesson

User Management

Manage your students (Roster)User Management:Click the button to select functions such as list of students and copy link

Add/Edit Student

Here you can create a new student portal or edit an existing student’s information.

Add New User:Click to add students to the LTK lessons

User Management:Click the button to select functions such as list of students and add students

Add/Edit Student

Here you can create a new student portal or edit an existing student’s information.

Email field

Can add the same email multiple times by using email alias (plus + before @)

Groups Management

Create and edit groups for your organization.

Add New Group:Click to create new student groups

Groups:Use this button to open group functions such as list of groups, add new groups, etc.

Associate Students:Assign students to groups

Tutor Portal Screen

Progress:Helps to see student’s progress by lessons

Reports:With its help, you can see statistics of students’ mistakes

LTK Apps Viewer

Explore LTK apps including lessons from the Tutor Portal

LTK Apps:Pick app to load in the Tutor Portal

Options Settings:Go to settings, copy and paste a link to one of the video chats

Options Chatroom : Use a Chatroom (such as Zoom , Skype, Google meeting or Discord during the lesson

LTK® Scope and Sequence

List of all the topics and skills that will be covered in the LTK’s 87 lessons

*Legend: Quizzes/Games: cp = Crossword Puzzle, cs = Connecting Syllables, qws = Quiz Word Search , sf = Suffixes, sl = Silent Letters, sm = Sight Match, ss = Sound Selection

Additional Features

List of all the topics and skills that will be covered in the LTK’s 87 lessons

TestingCheck your knowledge by taking a quiz which can be found on the

home screen. It has six questions and you can take it as many times as you want as it changes every time.

Click “Continue” to take the test.

Help Menu

If you are not sure of the functions of the buttons on your screen, you can enable the help menu. When you click on another button, it will show you what the button is for.

Double click either of the three buttons and it will show you the help menu

When the help menu appears, you can click on any part of your screen and it will show you its function

Or click this button and the same thing will appear

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Giving Feedback &

Adding Attachment

If you see something wrong on the screen you can send feedback and specifically point it out by clicking the little blue box

Point out a specific issue you have on the screen.Click the blue square.

Click the issue you want to report.

Type in your explanation or your concern. Then click on Submit Feedback

Yes or No ButtonsThese buttons usually appear when asked if your recording is similar to the sound in the audio. If you click or yes, the lesson will continue, but if you click or no, then you can repeat the recording.

Click either of these buttons if your recording is similar or different from the audio

HomeWork

Shows hw assigned to the student in the report

Adding custom homework

then will show the newly created hw

and we will add ability to listen to all recordings user ever made like a report

so this can be part of the coaching

Once hw added for a student and until completed it will be shown in lessons list just like the break test

so it will clear for user what to do

Also if hw is required, then it will block next lesson until hw is completed