Middle School Reading/Writing Skill Development (Grades 5-8)
Strong reading and writing skills are essential in almost every aspect of life, including high school, ACT/SAT, college, and beyond.
The Reading/Writing portion of the class focuses on:
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Developing a student’s reading skills through challenging literary works, including by such literary giants as Mark Twain, Jack London, J. R. R. Tolkien, and H.G. Wells.
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Bettering their critical reading skills using materiams from the SSAT, ISEE, SAT, and ACT.
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Improving their writing skills with creative and persuasive writing prompts.
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Building functional and precise vocabulary through challenging word lists.
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Expanding their grammar knowledge with a thorough overview of English grammar, syntax, and phrasing conventions.
Your Student Can Become a Published Author!
To encourage students to reach their potential (and make writing a little more fun!), we work with students on helping them share their creative literary works with others by publishing them online through youth literary publications and/or on our platforms. Our hope is that this goal will inspire creativity and motivate students to do their best!
Writing Stories, not Prompts
Too many students nowadays abuse AI, which inhibits the growth of their critical thinking and writing skills. As a result, it may come as no surprise that many leading nations in education are ditching AI and screen-based technologies in favor of methods that have a proven track record of success: reading challenging literary works, fostering lively and thought-provoking discussions, and writing creative writing pieces. Our unique anti-AI technology and methodology stops students from using AI prompts to finish assignments and taking the easy way out.
Tracking Progress
At the end of the course, students take an evaluation to track their progress. Parents get a report on how their students are doing and recommendations on how they can keep improving!
Program Duration: 10 weeks
Session Length: 1.5 hours (45 min. reading & 45 min. writing)
Instructors: The course is taught by two instructors, each of whom specializes in reading or writing skill development. With over a thousand hours of tutoring experience in their respective areas of expertise, the two co-founders have been teaching these courses for over a decade.
Sample Course Videos (Gr. 7-8)
Grammar proficiency is an essential skill for both school and standardized tests, such as the SAT and ACT. During the course, we go over the most important grammar rules and incorporate interactive games to help students become proficient in following standard grammar conventions.
During the course, we use critical reading exercises as part of our curriculum to improve critical reading comprehension skills. Students are generally assigned a passage and a set of questions to complete for homework that we review in class.
Lastly, we assign students readings in the form of novels or short stories to complete at home. Ultimately, reading, like most other skills, are highly correlated with practice and the more students read, the stronger readers they'll become. The goal of these reading assignments is to challenge but not overwhelm students, and to foster a lifelong love for reading. In class, we discuss selected passages to make sure the students are understanding the readings.