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