Conquering Comprehension
"Speak out" - Public Speaking
Leap into Literature
Write IT Right
Creating Compositions
Compositions made simple
Better than Basics
"Wild and Wonderful Ways with Words"
"The Robinson Crusoe Project"
"Speak out for Little Voices"
"Leap Ahead Grammar"
"Rub-A-Dub
Phonics"
Conquering Comprehension
P5/6
At least eight hours of intensive work packed with material. The themes in
the booklet; include
legends, fantasy, biography, and achievement. Each section has a comprehension
exercise with a difference. The work includes;
 | Word finding strategies |
| Analysing questions and finding key words |
| Direct and inferred questions |
| Reading strategies |
| Summary |
"Speak out" - Public Speaking
P5/6 able students
Learn how to write a speech and present it. This programme is designed
to help you:
| Develop confidence |
| Find out about yourself and your abilities |
| Understand the skills necessary for public speaking |
| Practise speaking in front of an audience |
Leap into Literature
P5/6 able students
This programme aims to introduce students to the study of literature through reading and responding to a range of texts.
The student centred learning is initiated by teacher instruction. All students are exposed to a range of literary texts and will be encouraged to respond on a personal level to what is read. There will be opportunities for creative writing. At the end of the programme, participants will have been introduced to a comprehensive range of literary terms and will have produced literature of their own. | What is literature? |
| The oral tradition. |
| Sharing stories and poems. |
| Prose – short stories and novels. |
| Understanding the plot – predictions, sequencing. |
| Develop confidence |
| Identifying the theme. |
| Characters in prose. |
| Characters in drama. |
| Haiku poems. |
| Imagery in poetry – simile, metaphor and personification. |
| Sound effects in poems – alliteration and onomatopoeia. |
| Rhyme and rhythm in poems. |
Write IT Right
P5/6 students
Another way to use a computer and make IT work for you
| Build a story from five simple topic sentences |
| Develop Vocabulary |
| Identify literary style and copy it. |
| Edit with confidence |
| Enrich vocabulary |
| Publish masterpieces |
Creating Compositions
P5/6 able students
A structured activity pack that makes sense of writing. For only $64 per student
there are four, 2 hour units that
guide you through;
| Writing about people and places |
| Brainstorming ideas |
| Structuring writing into paragraphs |
| Creating cohesive ideas |
Compositions made simple
P4/5/6 average ability
For only $64 per student this programme works through the basics of English.
There are guided compositions and clear and simple ways to plan.
| Sentences made simple |
| Looking at the narrative |
| Picture compositions |
| Planning techniques |
Better
than Basics
P3/4
This nine-hour programme takes students through everything they need to know
about writing compositions. It is aimed at students who are preparing to take
their streaming exam.
| Developing sentences |
| Understanding verb usage |
| Describing people and places |
| Effective planning and editing |
P3/4 average to able students
A power packed 10 hour programme dealing with grammar from a very practical
perspective. It is accompanied by language games to reinforce the written
practices. "Wild and Wonderful Words" is interactive,
memorable and fun. The programme aims are for the students to:
| Understand styles of sentence construction |
| Improve communication in both written and oral work |
| Enrich vocabulary |
All this for $80 per student.
P6
Three hours cross curricular activity for $500 per class/
$12 per student.
The project is mentally challenging for all levels and involves students
planning their survival using "cue" cards and "help" cards.
Everyone has a map and must make a raft that gets tested for seaworthiness!
| Listening skills |
| Team building |
| Critical thinking |
| History, Geography, English, Science and Maths (and they won't even know it!) |
An exciting approach to understanding grammar through action and play. This ten-hour programme is specifically aimed at P1/2 level and provides young students with the essential tools to tackle English in their lives.
"Leap
Ahead Grammar"
P1/2 level
A thematic guide to grammar for beginners. The programme is taught with the
help of Oscar, a wise owl and contains lots of grammar games activities that
help to reinforce learning. "
P1/2 level
A fun programme with some serious learning. It is essential for
children embarking on a life-long journey of reading. At the end of the programme, students will be familiar with:
Vowel sounds and sound patterns
Vowel and consonant sounds and sound patterns
Consonant sounds and sound patterns
Letter-sound relationships
Decoding unknown words
Building words from learnt patterns
Decoding – symbol to sound (reading)
Encoding – sound to symbol (spelling)
Syllables