Challenges
Vocabulary: Top schools test students on very difficult words. Students will also encounter difficult words in the reading section.
Reading: Most students read at the 5th grade level, but top schools test students to understand literacy analysis.
Grammar: All students acquired English through natural processes, so they have had little or no exposure to pedagogical grammar, which most schools test.
Writing: Some top schools require strudents to write full-length essays under time pressure, but most students don't become proficient in writing essays until junior high, high school, or later.
What will my child study?
※( )内の数字は、レベルを表しています。6.0が6年生標準レベルです。
2・3月
・Timed Reading Plus (4.0-5.0)
・Portraites of Character (5.0-6.0)
・Reading strategies instruction
・Introduction to metalanguage
春期講習
・Portraits of Character (5.0-6.0)
・Independent research: historical figure
・Reading strategies instruction
・Grammar - "discovery learning"