Reading, grammar and writing, taught properly

An integrated literacy programme from phonics to essay structure. The assessment shows where your child is secure and where they are not, and the study plan works through the gaps with short video lessons, exercises and tests.

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Assessment result

English · Year 4

Strengths

Phonics and spelling
Vocabulary
Punctuation

Needs attention

Inference
Tense agreement
Paragraph structure

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Watch it modelled. Then answer on your own

The lesson reads with your child, models the thinking and shows how to find the answer in the text. Then the exercise checks understanding one question at a time. Stuck? Rewind and try that step again.

Comprehension, grammar, spelling and vocabulary in every unit
Pronunciation for every word in the reading exercises
Pause, rewind and rewatch as often as they need

English · Year 4 · Working out what the writer means

“Tom pushed his plate away and looked at the clock again. His bag was already by the door.”

The writer never says it: Tom wants to leave.

Qualified teacher explains each step

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Six skills grow together, not one at a time

Grammar on its own does not make a reader. Each unit blends the skills the way real reading and writing do.

Reading comprehension
Literal and inferential questions on real passages: recounts, procedures, poems, explanations.
Phonics and spelling
Sounds, patterns, prefixes and suffixes, and the words that break the rules.
Grammar
Parts of speech, tense, determiners, pronouns, sentence construction and common errors.
Vocabulary
Word meaning in context, with pronunciation for every word in the reading exercises.
Punctuation
From full stops to semicolons, taught where they matter: in writing.
Writing skills
Figurative language, structure, word usage and essay planning for older learners.

Schools use these same lessons for intensive English

Schools use the Discovering English programme to teach students of mixed ability in one class, from upper elementary to intermediate. Each unit is built around one grammar point, with listening, speaking and writing.

Students work at their own pace and level, and can rewind a lesson as often as they need.