Students will learn how to extract relevant information from each story to be able to answer set questions. With a different story each week, over time, they will learn how to deduce what is meant when the story uses inference, be able to identify the key characters, find phrases or words that tell them about something particular in the story, give synonyms for certain words, be able to describe a character, identify alliteration, think critically by learning how to reason why a character does what he/she/it does, give ideas of what may have happened previously or after the story takes place, find connectives, explain why the text is organised in the way it is, explain why some sentences are shorter than others, find powerful verbs, find amazing adjectives, deduce what words mean by using the text that surrounds those words, and describe what kind of story they are reading - is it a traditional tale, a fantasy story, some other kind of fiction, or non-fiction?

My short stories and texts have been used within schools for SAT revision throughout the UK for the past three years. As such, I have an innate understanding and ability to teach the skills required for your child to pass their SATs.

Homework Offered
Students will be asked to complete any questions that may not have been completed in writing before the end of class and should submit them to me as soon as possible after the end of class. 
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
An informal assessment will be provided should this be requested. Note, students must have taken a minimum of 6 classes for me to be able to assess their progression. 
Grades Offered

All stories and questions are devised, written and provided by me. As such, copyright is mine and the stories and questions may not be reproduced in any format or shared with anyone other than the child/children who are taking the lesson.