Arabic Alphabet for Quran for Older Learners — Female Teacher
Arabic Alphabet for Quran for older learners, taught with a female teacher in 30-minute lessons, 1–3 lessons a week. The 29 letters: their shapes, their sounds, and where each is produced in the mouth.
Lesson length and why
Thirty minutes at a deliberate pace. Repetition is increased and new material introduced more gradually, which suits retention rather than accommodating any deficiency.
Where most students start
Often learned as a child decades ago and retained fragments. Eyesight and screen size are practical considerations more often than learning ability.
What is expected at home
None.
How long it takes
Arabic Alphabet for Quran typically runs 6–16 weeks at 1–3 lessons a week. The range is wide because it moves with revision between lessons more than with anything that happens in them.
What is covered
- 1Letter shapes in all positions
- 2Articulation points
- 3Letters that look alike
- 4Letters that sound alike
What usually gets in the way
Specific to older learners — these are the things that actually derail progress for this group.
- Small mushaf print on a screen
- Unfamiliarity with the software
- Frustration at slower recall
By the end
- Name and pronounce every letter
- Distinguish the confusable pairs