Short Courses

Welcome to our Summer Reading and Comprehension Course.

We look forward to supporting your child with their comprehension and writing skills.

Welcome

What to Expect

Using the Workbook

Welcome to our Summer Program

Identifying the plot, setting, and characters of their chosen book / Sequencing the story events 

Identifying the Plot, Setting, and Characters

Sequencing the story events 

Week 1: Story Basics

Learn more about characters in a story, how to analyse what the author was trying to portray, and relate to them.

Character Descriptions

Character Monologue

Optional Extra: Create Your Own Character

Week 2: Characters

Non fiction vs. Fiction texts / Non fiction fact file

Non Fiction vs. Fiction

Non-Fiction Fact File

Optional Extra: Create an Author Fact File

Week 3: Text Type

Book Cover Analysis and Creation / Writing a summary

Book Cover Analysis

Write a Summary

Create a Book Cover

Week 4: Story Details

Problems and solutions / Persuasive writing

Problems and Solutions

Persuasive Writing

Week 5: Important Features

Comparing stories / Create a comic of your chosen book

Story Comparisons

Create a Comic

Week 6: Comparisons

Write a book review / Create an alternative ending

Write a Book Review

Create an Alternative Ending

Week 7: Reflection

Develop your own story outline / Act out your favourite scene


Write a Story

Drama-based Activities

Congratulations

Week 8: Creativity and Imagination

Join our Summer English Club for Kids to help improve your child's comprehension and understanding.<div class="iframe-wrapper"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uENJtX8bGaM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div>An 8-week summer club supporting young readers aged 5-12 with their reading, comprehension, and writing skills. Led by a qualified teacher, students will be provided with a workbook and given set tasks to complete each week with support.Students will select their own choice of books to read whilst completing written and verbal tasks with support from a qualified teacher. Depending upon each students ability, they can either select one short story to read each week (minimum) or, a larger chapter book to complete over the full 8-week club.Students will participate in weekly activities linked to a workbook provided in week 1. Each week, 2 activities will be selected from the workbook for students to focus on:Week 1: Identifying the plot, setting, and characters of their chosen book / Sequencing the story eventsWeek 2: Character descriptions / Character monologueWeek 3: Non fiction vs. Fiction texts / Non fiction fact fileWeek 4: Book Cover Analysis and Creation / Writing a summaryWeek 5: Problems and solutions / Persuasive writingWeek 6: Comparing stories / Create a comic of your chosen bookWeek 7: Write a book review / Create an alternative endingWeek 8: Develop your own story outline / Act out your favourite sceneIn addition to the core program, students will also be encouraged to share videos within the community to answer weekly discussion-based questions. Students will be encouraged to respond to one another's video submissions.This is not a reading-focused club. Students should be able to read stories independently. This summer club will help improve students writing skills, with personal written feedback given on every submission. This will also develop student's critical thinking skills through the workbook-based activities and weekly discussion boards.Extra activities are included within the workbook such as:* An author fact sheet* Relate to the story* Character comparisons*Design your own character* Create a book poster* Draw the setting*Design your favourite scene with Lego.Our 8-week Summer Program starts July 3rd and finishes August 27th. Only £8 per week and includes the workbook for free.Limited spaces only. Students enrolled must be able to read independently from at least an elementary level and use their own books. There will be no guidance offered in terms of books to read.

An 8-week summer club supporting young readers aged 5-12 with their reading, comprehension, and writing skills, led by a qualified teacher.

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