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English/literacy tuition

English/literacy has a dual function in education. It is a foundation upon which all other elements of education depend and it is a core subject in its own right. Ultimately all young people need to gain a GCSE grade C or above in English to move on to the higher levels of education.

In the early stages of schooling children need to be able to understand how to read words, sentences and longer passages and to understand what has been read. Equally they must be able to write words, sentences and longer passages using correct English and conveying the ideas they have in their minds. As they move through education they are required to use these basic English skills in ever more complex ways; reading and understanding more difficult text and writing in ever more sophisticated ways.

Tuition offered is based on these requirements and can range from basic word work (which will be linked, where possible, to the phonics and reading programmes being used in school) through to the complexities of reading for multiple purposes and writing for a given audience.

Primary English

• reinforcement of phonic patterns
• word attack skills
• spelling patterns and irregularities
• basic grammar rules
• reading for meaning at literal, inferential and imaginative levels
• writing imaginatively and factually

Secondary English

• spelling patterns and irregularities
• developing writing skills at a higher level
• reading for purpose and to produce a written result
• writing in different genres
• KS3

E-mail: sebeach@hotmail.co.uk