English Tuition in Reading
Educational Consultant
B.Ed (Hons)
M.Sc (School Management)
DPSE (Language)
Over 30 years teaching experience
Over 20 years experience in advising and supporting schools on the teaching of English
Free initial assessments/ Discussion with parents
Personalised lesson plans linked to the English National Curriculum programmes of study & the National Strategy - designed to complement
school lessons
(where relevant)
Range of effective strategies & teaching methods employed
Regular feedback to parents
B.Ed (Hons)
M.Sc (School Management)
DPSE (Language)
Over 30 years teaching experience
Over 20 years experience in advising and supporting schools on the teaching of English
Free initial assessments/ Discussion with parents
Personalised lesson plans linked to the English National Curriculum programmes of study & the National Strategy - designed to complement
school lessons
(where relevant)
Range of effective strategies & teaching methods employed
Regular feedback to parents
English tuition in Berkshire, Reading, Caversham, Earley, Woodley, Winnersh, Charvil, Twyford, Wargrave, Henley, Maidenhead, Wokingham, Shinfield, Finchampstead
Reading tuition in Berkshire, Reading, Caversham, Earley, Woodley, Winnersh, Charvil, Twyford, Wargrave, Henley, Maidenhead, Wokingham, Shinfield, Finchampstead
Reading tuition in Berkshire, Reading, Caversham, Earley, Woodley, Winnersh, Charvil, Twyford, Wargrave, Henley, Maidenhead, Wokingham, Shinfield, Finchampstead
Tuition in Higher Order Reading Skills in Reading and the Berkshire area
For children who are able to read fluently and accurately. Age 7+
As children progress in reading there are many skills that they need to acquire beyond
the decoding of the written word and basic fluency and accuracy.
Comprehension/Making Meaning
Children are supported in developing skills that enable them to:-
-Explore aspects of plot, setting and charcters in stories with reference to the text
-Understand and describe events and ideas from texts - making reference to
the text and providing examples
-Provide alternatives to events and actions
-Deduce, infer and interpret information, ideas and events
-Develop an understanding beyond the literal and to assess the implications
of what has been read
-Differentiate between fact and opinion
-Evaluate what has been read and express opinions
-Use dictionaries and thesauri to obtain meanings of words/find words with similar meanings
Features and Characteristics of Texts
Children are supported in developing skills that enable them to:-
-Recognise and demonstrate understanding of the features and characteristics of written texts and compare differences, for example, stories, poems, playscripts, advertisements, newspaper articles, instructions
-Explain and comment on the writers' use of language, strategies and techniques
-Identify and comment on writers' purposes in writing the text and viewpoint
Information Retrieval
Children are supported in developing skills that enable them to:-
-Apply knowledge of alphabetical order when searching for words in dictionaries and thesauri,
words and phrases in indexes and glossaries, and people/animals/places/topics in encyclopedias
-Sequence information - demonstrating the ability to remember the order in which information is presented
-Skim to gain understanding of the main idea of the text
-Scan for specific information in a text
-Use non fiction texts, - books, charts, annotated diagrams, encyclopedias, newspapers, leaflets, posters, brochures and other printed media to obtain information
-Use the internet to obtain information
-Formulate key questions, select and apply appropriate research strategies
For children who are able to read fluently and accurately. Age 7+
As children progress in reading there are many skills that they need to acquire beyond
the decoding of the written word and basic fluency and accuracy.
Comprehension/Making Meaning
Children are supported in developing skills that enable them to:-
-Explore aspects of plot, setting and charcters in stories with reference to the text
-Understand and describe events and ideas from texts - making reference to
the text and providing examples
-Provide alternatives to events and actions
-Deduce, infer and interpret information, ideas and events
-Develop an understanding beyond the literal and to assess the implications
of what has been read
-Differentiate between fact and opinion
-Evaluate what has been read and express opinions
-Use dictionaries and thesauri to obtain meanings of words/find words with similar meanings
Features and Characteristics of Texts
Children are supported in developing skills that enable them to:-
-Recognise and demonstrate understanding of the features and characteristics of written texts and compare differences, for example, stories, poems, playscripts, advertisements, newspaper articles, instructions
-Explain and comment on the writers' use of language, strategies and techniques
-Identify and comment on writers' purposes in writing the text and viewpoint
Information Retrieval
Children are supported in developing skills that enable them to:-
-Apply knowledge of alphabetical order when searching for words in dictionaries and thesauri,
words and phrases in indexes and glossaries, and people/animals/places/topics in encyclopedias
-Sequence information - demonstrating the ability to remember the order in which information is presented
-Skim to gain understanding of the main idea of the text
-Scan for specific information in a text
-Use non fiction texts, - books, charts, annotated diagrams, encyclopedias, newspapers, leaflets, posters, brochures and other printed media to obtain information
-Use the internet to obtain information
-Formulate key questions, select and apply appropriate research strategies