Makharij Training for Older Learners
Makharij Training for older learners, taught one to one in 30-minute lessons, 1–3 lessons a week. Focused work on articulation points, for letters that never sound quite right.
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
Makharij Training typically runs 8–20 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
- 1Throat letters
- 2Tongue letters
- 3Lip letters
- 4The letters English speakers find hardest
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
- Each letter produced from its correct point
- Dad, ‘ayn and qaf under control