Phonics Tutoring
Applied Scholastics Western Australia provides phonics tutoring to children and adults of all ages, including English as a Second Language students. Phonics is a method of teaching reading; it teaches that letters and combinations of letters represent specific sounds. We cater for both the student who is beginning to learn to read and write, and for the remedial student.
If you are a parent, ask yourself these questions:
Can your child sound out the words he reads? Or does he:
Memorise them? Guess them? Work it out from the pictures?
Furthermore, can your child truly understand what he reads?
LET'S GO BACK TO BASICS
Most children learn the most common sounds of the letters of the alphabet, but they need a true understanding of how a single letter can have more than one sound. For example, did you know the letter “a” has many sounds?
ant many want fast ball baby
Children also need a thorough understanding of how two or more letters can represent just one sound:
book caught play bird thank ship eight phone bring
The above must be taught on the correct gradient or confusion will be inevitable. This will then result in a student who does poorly in the literacy area, and will develop a distaste for the subject and an unwillingness to learn.
The Applied Scholastics Phonics Programme teaches students to read and write on the correct gradient. Great emphasis is placed on understanding the meanings of words, which results in increased confidence and true comprehension of what is being learned.
We also focus on spelling, punctuation, letter formation and the correct pronunciation of words.
Assessment & Programme
Firstly, we provide a free consultation with the student and/or parent to discover what they think the problem areas are. We then conduct a comprehensive assessment which pinpoints the exact areas that need to be focused on throughout the tutoring sessions. At the request of the student/parent, remedial students can be given additional literacy activities that cover grammar, creative writing, etc.
Phonics tutoring is delivered on a one-to-one basis and, depending on the age of the student, two to four hours per week. Tutoring is paid in 10 hour blocks and payment must be forthwith prior to the student commencing.
STUDENT WHO IS BEGINNING TO LEARN TO READ AND WRITE:
Assessment - $40
10 hour block of tutoring - $550
REMEDIAL STUDENT:
Assessment & programme - $100
10 hour block of tutoring - $550
(A 10% discount is given if tutoring is paid in a block of 20 hours or more.)
Depending on the student's requirements, there may be additional costs for clay and literacy/writing books.
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Please Contact Us if you have any further questions.
