For Teachers

• How this resource is organized

  Your Voice Studio has six sections, and since they all work on the same six sound contrasts, the material stays connected from beginning to end. Sounds that Matter, Spelling and Sound Lab, Reading for Clarity and Pronunciation Gym each approach pronunciation from a different angle, moving from presenting the sounds towards using them in reading aloud and consolidating them in freer practice, while For Teachers helps you connect the resource to each group.

• Understanding the six sound contrasts

  The resource focuses on six contrasts that Spanish-speaking learners tend to merge, and each one can change whether a listener understands the word: /b/–/v/, /s/–/z/, /ʃ/–/tʃ/, /iː/–/ɪ/, /æ/–/e/ and /æ/–/ʌ/. They were selected because they carry the highest impact on intelligibility when students read aloud.

• How to assign activities to students

  Start with the diagnostic activity in this section: each student reads a short set of sentences aloud while you note, for each contrast, whether there is no difficulty, some difficulty or consistent difficulty. That result guides what you assign, so every student works on the sounds that actually affect how clearly they are understood, from the full path through the sections to lighter review in Pronunciation Gym.

• Where to start and how to progress

  The resource is designed to be worked through gradually. The broad path runs Sounds that Matter → Spelling and Sound Lab → Reading for Clarity → Pronunciation Gym, with activities moving from controlled to freer so learners build confidence first. Inside Reading for Clarity, the practice rises through three levels, from single sentences to short texts to stories and dialogues, and students move up when they can read the current one clearly.

• Tips for using recordings in class

  The recordings feature a Uruguayan student of the same age, so the model is clear and realistic to aim for. Give students time to prepare and a purpose before they read aloud, let them replay the model as many times as they need, and use "record yourself" so they can compare and self-check. Kept low-stakes and repeatable, the recordings turn listening and self-correction into a routine that students can carry beyond the classroom.

This is a quick overview. For the full step-by-step, including the diagnostic sentences, the observation checklist and the guide from diagnosis to action, download the complete Orientation Guide above.