NOMVEX KIDS

NOMVEX Kids Read FR

On the tablet (“Read French”), the child goes from sound to letter, then syllable, word and sentence. No microphone: they touch, choose and trace. Tracing is checked on the tablet and never kept.

Checking…
With a grown-up

The steps and what to do off screen

Step 1 · The vowels a, i, o, u, é, e
Sounds: a [a], i [i], o [o], u [u], é [é], e [e]
Off screen: Look around the house for things whose French name starts with a, i or o.
Step 2 · The sounds l and r
Sounds: l [l], r [r]
Off screen: Say “la, li, lo, lu” then “ra, ri, ro, ru”, clapping each one.
Step 3 · The sounds m and s
Sounds: m [m], s [s]
Readable words: ami (a-mi, friend) · lama (la-ma, llama) · mur (mur, wall) · sol (sol, floor) · rame (ra-me, oar)
Off screen: Write m and s with a finger in sand or flour.
Step 4 · The sounds p and t
Sounds: p [p], t [t]
Readable words: tomate (to-ma-te, tomato) · pomme (pom-me, apple) · tortue (tor-tue, tortoise) · tapis (ta-pis, rug) · pirate (pi-ra-te, pirate)
Off screen: Play “pi-pa-po”: the grown-up says a syllable, the child repeats it.
Step 5 · The sounds n and d
Sounds: n [n], d [d]
Readable words: lune (lu-ne, moon) · domino (do-mi-no, domino) · nid (nid, nest) · salade (sa-la-de, salad)
Off screen: Find and read the word “lune” together in a bedtime book.
Step 6 · The sounds ou and on
Sounds: ou [ou], on [on]
Readable words: loup (loup, wolf) · poule (pou-le, hen) · mouton (mou-ton, sheep) · lion (li-on, lion) · roue (roue, wheel)
Sentence: « Le lama a un tapis. » (The llama has a rug.)
Off screen: Sing a nursery rhyme and raise a hand at every “ou”.
Step 7 · The sounds v and f
Sounds: v [v], f [f]
Readable words: vélo (vé-lo, bike) · fourmi (four-mi, ant) · avion (a-vi-on, plane) · fil (fil, thread)
Sentence: « Le loup va sur le vélo. » (The wolf rides the bike.)
Off screen: Feel the difference between v and f with a hand on the throat.
Step 8 · The sounds ch, an and en
Sounds: ch [ch], an [an], en [an]
Readable words: chat (chat, cat) · vache (va-che, cow) · maman (ma-man, mum) · enfant (en-fant, child) · dent (dent, tooth)
Off screen: Find French words with “ch” at the market or in the kitchen.
Step 9 · The sounds b and c
Sounds: b [b], c [k]
Readable words: bébé (bé-bé, baby) · banane (ba-na-ne, banana) · canard (ca-nard, duck) · cube (cu-be, cube) · sac (sac, bag)
Sentence: « Le chat est dans le sac. » (The cat is in the bag.)
Off screen: Sort pictures: names starting with b, names starting with c.
Step 10 · The sounds oi, ai and è
Sounds: oi [oi], ai [è], è [è]
Readable words: roi (roi, king) · poisson (pois-son, fish) · lait (lait, milk) · fraise (frai-se, strawberry) · étoile (é-toi-le, star)
Sentence: « Le roi boit du lait. » (The king drinks some milk.)
Off screen: Read the breakfast labels and look for “ai” or “oi”.
Step 11 · The sounds j and z
Sounds: j [j], z [z]
Readable words: jupe (ju-pe, skirt) · zèbre (zè-bre, zebra) · jus (jus, juice)
Off screen: Buzz like a bee (zzz), chug like a train (j-j-j), then write z and j.
Step 12 · The sounds in, au and eau
Sounds: in [in], au [o], eau [o]
Readable words: lapin (la-pin, rabbit) · bateau (ba-teau, boat) · chapeau (cha-peau, hat) · sapin (sa-pin, fir tree) · auto (au-to, car)
Sentence: « Le lapin a un chapeau. » (The rabbit has a hat.)
Off screen: Read a short story in two voices: one sentence each.

Reading aloud

The tablet reads aloud only with a voice installed on the device. Otherwise nothing is sent: the text stays on screen and you read it with the child.

Open reading on the tablet NOMVEX Kids Skill Map

Source: Order of sounds, words and letter paths: written by NOMVEX (a NOMVEX benchmark, not an official programme), waiting for a teacher review. Pictures: the device’s emoji.