1-1 Foundations in Reading & Writing (All Ages)

Each session is for 50 minutes and incudes puppets, games, a story and discussion.   
Once a week, we will work on reading strategies using puppets, show & tell and memory games (for under 12's).
Topic/Theme 1 - speaking & listening; learning how to interact virtually with peers.
Topic/Theme 2 - learning letters, sight words, word families and compound words
Topic/Theme 3 - writing stories & books that we write together. 
Topic/Theme 4 onwards - How to read vowel blends, consonant blends and sight word building.
The older (12-16yr olds) learners will receive comprehension, dictation, punctuation, grammar,  parts of speech/language components (prepositions etc).
All books read in class will be books that the learners have made via the whiteboard; which will then be sent to them as a message on the classroom wall; to print out for their own use.

READING & WRITING ABILITY ASSESSMENT. 
The 60 minute Reading & Writing Ability Test (booked separately), is not only to determine the reading and writing age but also, the category of reader; as there are 6 main categories in reading:

DEPENDENT (reader relies on an experienced reader for total help; like stories being read to them)
EMERGENT (reader still relies on experienced reader, starts to hold book upright and turn pages of books 'pretending' to read and starts to 'scribble')
INDEPENDENT (reader has sight word recognition, knows alphabet sounds, starts to read books with repeated words, forms coherent sentences)
FLUENT (reader reads with confidence, but still needs help with unfamiliar words, uses syllables, cluster consonant digraphs, starts to use dictionary and write own stories)
EXPERIENCED (reader can read fluently without help, knows how to work out unfamiliar words using many strategies including phonic knowledge and linguistic tools, uses dictionary & thesaurus, enjoys writing own stories, articles, is a good speaker and is speed reading).
Our interest in reading starts for some as young as 3 years old, as DEPENDENT readers; especially if parents are always reading. At this stage we would give our 3-year-old aspirant, lots of puzzles, painting, drawing & colouring, letter art, shopping lists, etc; because the world is surrounded by colour and shapes (the left brain sees the word as a shape and the right brain sees a picture to explain the word/sentence). Let us not forget that reading and writing/composition go hand in hand; so, if you have a child that struggles with composition, they are 9 times out of 10 struggling with reading.
From the age of 16 years old onwards, we should be SEASONED readers; once there isn't a cognitive deficit. 
This class will also illustrate what areas need improvement. By the end of the course (5-11yr olds) the student should know; In regards to reading: names of letters and their sounds, consonant blends, vowel blends, understand syllables, phonetic knowledge, cluster digraphs, compound words, linguistic tools, comprehension and how to use a dictionary & thesaurus. In regards to writing: letter forming, spelling, character description, stories/compositions, improvement in story telling. 
For the 12-16yr olds note taking, essay writing, dictation, CV's & cover/formal letter writing, speed writing, script writing, debating & public speaking skills, poetry and writing for academic purposes. The overall goal is to present a clear path, to unleashing the hidden Author.