Accessing the Sonday System 1 (SS1) and Secondary 1 video and audio files on the digital platform

 Notes

This article applies to Sonday System 1 (SS1) and Sonday System Secondary 1.

SS1 customers: This article applies to the digital version of Sonday System 1 (SS1). If you are a print-only customer, access the media resources via the Digital Download instead. (The files are the same but the method of accessing them differs.)

Included in the SS1 and Secondary 1 Teacher Dashboard are educator-facing MP4 video and MP3 audio files to help you learn the system and teach your students to read and spell. 

To access the media files:

  1. Log in to Imagine Sonday System Digital.
  2. In the Products section on the right-hand side of your Teacher Dashboard, select the picture of the blue box or blue tile for your applicable program. 
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  3. From the Product Home page that opens, select the Media tab.

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  4. Browse through and open the files as desired.
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    The following table explains each resource in more detail.

    Folder Name Contents
    General Instructional Videos  Videos that walk you through how to teach the SS1 curriculum, including using multisensory techniques and conducting Mastery Checks.
    Instructional Videos by Step

    Coaching videos specific to each step in the lesson plan:

    1. Read Sounds
    2. Spell Sounds
    3. Read Words
    4. Spell Words
    5. New Material
    6. Read Aloud
    Patterns and Concepts Reference Videos

    Short videos that provide instruction on distinct English language rules. These videos are around 1 minute long and ensure you know how to pronounce and teach the spelling patterns. 

    Example: /oy/ spellings 
    Music Files

    Audio files of songs to sing with your students during lessons:

    • Alphabet Song
    • Beginning Sounds Song
    • Rhyming Song (instrumental and with vocals)
    • Combining Words Song (instrumental and with vocals)
    • Dividing Words Song (instrumental and with vocals)

     Note

    In Secondary 1, each song is available in three different musical genres. All three genres are different from the version of the song in SS1. Secondary 1 also includes downloadable lyric sheets for each version of each song.
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    Audio Pronunciation Guides MP3 audio files that model the proper pronunciation of the letter sounds and blends from the word lists for Levels 1–35.


 

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