English Tuition

Letters and sounds, word building, words, reading, comprehension, spelling, vocabulary, antonyms, synonyms, sentences, paragraphs, stories, the writing process, assignments, genre, context,  the Mechanics: punctuation and grammar

ENGLISH TUITION - PREP & PRIMARY

• Pre-reading concepts – spatial skills (visual classification, auditory discrimination, matching, left to right, direction etc)
• Perceptual motor skill development – developing left and right hand brain functioning
• Fine motor skill development
• Pencil grip and hand position for writing
• Visual identification of letters
• Auditory discrimination of letter sounds
• Word building strategies – letters & sounds in sequence
  • Short vowel sounds
  • Long vowel sounds
  • Consonants, blends, endings, syllables, diaphones
• Sentence and paragraph construction
• Story writing
• Hand writing skills – fine motor skill development
• Spelling strategies
• Punctuation & Grammar
• Reading strategies
• Vocabulary development – synonyms, antonyms
• Word comprehension and meaning
• Comprehension – Direct and Literal – locate the info from the text
• Comprehension – Interpretative and Inferential – deductive like problem solving in Maths
• Eye related issues – tracking, focusing, skipping, re-reading the same line or phrase, approximating saying  “three” for “tree” or “them” instead of “then” or "was" instead of "saw" etc
• Computer Literacy
• ESL (English as a second language)

ENGLISH TUITION - SECONDARY SCHOOL

• Back to Basics – review sentence and paragraph writing
• Vocabulary development
• Assignment writing
• Interpreting the topic
• Planning and assignment structure
• Fulfilling the Criteria Sheet
• Researching and summarising skills
• Drafting and editing
• QCS Writing Task preparation
• Computer Literacy

ENGLISH TUITION -  ADULT LITERACY

• Learning to read, write and spell to function confidently in society
• Functional language for industry and workplace settings
• Literacy training for Trainees & Apprentices
• Language and literacy for indigenous Australians
• Exam and Entry Preparation for Police Force, Armed Forces, GAMSAT, Essential Services etc