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Simplification

Many Thai script teaching courses don’t handle rules well. For example the tone rules. Instead using bloated tables or cumbersome-looking tone flow charts RTITD organizes tone rules into one principle ( the default tone for each tone mark) three exceptions. The course also has a different take on Thai vowels. RTITD simplifies the ‘traditional’ number vowels from 32 vowels ( 10 vowel changes) to 22 vowels (4 which have two forms) treat vowel shortening vowel-less words as separate.

Understanding

People may forget what they remember but they will never forget what they understand! RTITD doesn’t rely on sheer effort to purely memorize individual character’s sounds when at initial position and final position it tells WHY they are the way they are. The course also explains the nature the Thai phonological system that there are no unreleased finals which initial sound will become which final sounds much more.

Organisation

By prioritizing what’s essential the entire course is carefully structured in such a way that makes sense. Lesson by lesson what learners have previously studied is repeated combined with the new materials being introduced.

For reading skill reinforcement the approach draws from the principles spaced repetition. Words chosen for the reading practice exercises are not random but appropriately distributed throughout the course. Using this method students quickly gain confidence in ability to read Thai.