** Please note I have no more available slots for the remainder of 2024. I live in Australia so my time zone works well for students in North America and Asia, specifically Korea and Japan. Please reach out for 2025 availability or if you have any questions at all regarding these classes. **

🌈 This is an ongoing class offering individual tuition for students as we develop our vocabulary base, reading comprehension, literary analysis and critical-thinking skills through the enriching lessons of the Wordly Wise series. If you have not yet heard of this learning program, I am so passionate about it! I have used Wordly Wise for several years now with my students and highly recommend it as a valuable resource to support your child's learning journey.

🌈 Our sessions will be personalized to support the attainment of students’ individual academic goals. 

🌈 We usually take two weeks to complete each lesson, focusing on the vocabulary part for the first lesson, followed by the reading comprehension for the next. 

🌈 Key objectives for the vocabulary part will be building on our vocabulary bank; identifying the part of speech for each word; understanding the definition(s) for each word; developing a greater awareness of the nuances of different words; and being able to use and apply this vocabulary in different contexts. 

🌈 Key objectives for the reading comprehension session include practicing our reading fluency and comprehension, performing an in-depth analysis of the text (including understanding the passage as whole and discussing the author's intent and message, identifying the main idea for each topic, making connections and inferences, annotating important information, asking questions and drawing conclusions); and continuing to develop the analytical skills required to help facilitate our understanding and analysis of different texts -- in both written and verbal form. 

🌈 Each week, students will complete assigned homework and return their work to me as a PDF by an agreed-upon time for marking. I will provide feedback during our next class together, and if necessary, we will also complete any corrections together. 

🌈 I aim to make my classes a positive and supportive environment, where we can have fun through learning. We always learn best when relaxed and engaged, and I endeavor to facilitate classes that encourage this.