For parents and teachers
How to use Kru Myloo
Kru Myloo is designed so that children can discover, practise and learn at their own pace. A little patience from the grown-up nearby can be more helpful than giving the answer.
What should my child do?
Let your child listen, look and respond to Kru Myloo. There is no need to explain every exercise before it begins. The first examples demonstrate what to do.
Watch the demonstration
At the beginning, Kru Myloo and a schoolgirl demonstrate what to do. A picture blinks when it is time to repeat or mimic Kru Myloo. First the schoolgirl repeats the word. Then she tells your child, “Now you do it,” and the picture blinks again. This time it is your child's turn to repeat.
The two blinking sequences are intentional: the first shows the child what the blinking picture means; the second invites the child to respond.
How can I help my child?
The best way to help is often to let the child find the answer.
Give your child time to listen, look, think and try. Try not to whisper the answer, point to the correct picture, spell the word or press the correct key for the child.
Mistakes are useful. Kru Myloo can respond to a wrong answer and give the child another opportunity to work it out. Stay nearby, show interest and encourage another try, but do not turn the activity into a test.
Confidence and understanding are more important than speed or reaching the next section quickly.
Stop, continue and repeat
You can stop Kru Myloo at any time and continue the exercises later. There is no need to complete a section in one sitting.
Each exercise can also be repeated. Repeating is recommended if your child is not yet confident with the answers.
Repetition does not have to happen immediately. Coming back to the same exercise a few days later can be especially useful because it gives the child an opportunity to recall what was learned rather than simply repeating something still fresh in memory.
What is my child learning?
Kru Myloo teaches English through phonics, vocabulary, listening and speaking practice. Designed initially for young learners in Thailand, it helps children connect English sounds with characters and words and gradually builds confidence with simple spoken English.
- Hear and reproduce the sounds of the English alphabet.
- Connect those sounds to written characters.
- Blend sounds and read simple words.
- Train the ear to become comfortable with spoken English.
- Build a small but growing bank of English words the child can actually say through listening, imitation and repetition.