Practice with Dorita

Learner Track: Kids (Ages 7-12)

Methodology: Focus on gamification, immersion, and foundational phonics. Contrastive elements for PT speakers focus heavily on "Anglicisms" (false friends) common in Brazilian media and terminal vowel addition (e.g., saying "Facebooke").

Level: Non-Speakers / False Beginners (CEFR Pre-A1 to A1)

Phase	Asynchronous Online Modules (Self-Paced)	Synchronous Sessions (Live)
Phase 1: Foundations	Topic: The Alphabet, Phonics, Colors, Family. Activity: Interactive drag-and-drop digital flashcards matching English phonemes to graphemes. Video lesson: "Why we don't say 'E' at the end of 'bike'.' Quiz: Automated listening comprehension (identifying colors).	Topic: Greetings and Introductions. Activity: Puppet show role-play with sock puppets, practicing the "H" sound in "Hello" (contrasting with silent Portuguese 'H') and "th" in "Three". Feedback: Instructor uses TPR (Total Physical Response) to correct pronunciation physically.
Phase 2: Functional Communication	Topic: Animals, Hobbies, Simple Present (Likes/Dislikes). Activity: Digital maze game navigating using "Go left," "Go right." Video lesson: Contrastive look at "Do you like..." vs. "Você gosta...". Quiz: Reading comprehension on a zoo text.	Topic: Show and Tell. Activity: Describe a toy: "It is big. It is brown. I like it." Peer discussion on Adjective-Noun order. Feedback: Focus on rhythm and dropping terminal vowels (e.g., "cat," not "cat-e").
Phase 3: Advanced Fluency (Kids)	Topic: Past tense (regular verbs), Future (Going to), Community Helpers. Activity: "My Vacation" digital scrapbook creation. Video lesson identifying '-ed' pronunciation (t/d/id). Quiz: Gap-fill quiz on future plans.	Topic: Future Career Day. Activity: Role-play simulation ("When I grow up, I am going to be a doctor"). Feedback: Fluency circles narrating a short sequence of past events.