ENGLISH LESSONS
English lessons for primary and secondary school children
English lessons Muswell Hill N10, start with an in-depth assessment in all aspects of reading and writing and this is disseminated to parents in the form of a detailed report.
English lessons Muswell Hill N10
Primary lessons involve reading, comprehension and creative writing, as well as formal written expression. In addition children study grammar, sentence structures, vocabulary building, spelling and handwriting with the focus varying according to the child’s needs
Robert is a firm believer in using good writing models; learning often features analysis of classic texts as a writing stimulus. Robert says: “Using good quality children’s literature by proper children’s writers is the best way to feed a child’s imagination and build on their bank of creative ideas, as well as the quality of their written expression.”
Secondary learning involves more sophisticated skills that come with maturity: unlocking the language and deeper themes of a particular text; understanding a literary genre or movement; learning how to analyse a text or write a successful essay.
Students that require English lessons Muswell Hill N10, often like to use their cabin time to get to grips with homework assignments, whether seeking help with generating creative ideas, tips on how to structure an essay or how to phrase an idea or argument.
High achieving students enjoy the opportunity to hone their creative skills, delivering their best writing in terms of quality of ideas, written expression and vocabulary.
Where reading and writing difficulties are encountered there will sometimes be a specific difficulty such as dyslexia; sometimes a student is new to English; sometimes a student will simply dislike the subject and the key here is to getting to know their personality and finding the way to motivate them;
Written work is handwritten as well as well as word-processed – the computer is a great creative tool! Each child has an apple pc with a named digital folder to store a portfolio of work;
Children learn from a wide range of tried and tested resources and are encouraged to borrow quality literature from our primary and secondary cabin libraries.
Weekly homework tasks to consolidate learning are sent to parents with accompanying instructions; returned work is marked and stored in individual folders.
Parents receive half termly progress reports highlighting successes, areas of difficulty and future learning.
