Aspire Learning Academy English Group Lessons:

Young learners will benefit greatly from being a step a head of their peers when learning to read. Strong reading skills are a strong indicator of academic success in young students. We will encourage all students to read and begin writing sentences based on their appropriate learning path. This program will give your child the best start in school!

• Target Audience: Pre-K to Grade 1
• Focus:
• Letter recognition, formation, and phonetic sounds.
• Building blocks for independent reading and writing.
• Benefits: Provides early literacy skills to give students a head start in reading and writing.

Our Core English program focuses on building a strong foundation in English literacy, including verbal expression, critical reading, spelling, and writing skills. During each session, students will practice a balance of reading comprehension, paragraph writing, spelling, grammar, and sentence structure. Our in-house materials are specially crafted to comply with B.C. standards for reading and writing skills, as well as cater to a diverse range of needs and interest levels.

• Target Audience: Grades 2-6
• Focus:
• Developing a strong foundation in English literacy, including reading, spelling, writing, and verbal expression.
• Phonetic awareness, reading comprehension, and writing skills.
• Revising sentences and paragraphs for academic success.
• Materials: Compliant with B.C. standards, accommodating diverse needs.
• Schedule: 1.5 hour session on a weekly basis for the calendar year.
• Benefits: Strengthens skills that support success across all academic subjects.

This focused class is all about building essential essay writing skills in preparation for the challenges of high school and beyond! Students will refine their research abilities, hone their sentence structure and argumentation, practice proofreading, and explore strategies for building excellent expositional projects across various topics and classroom settings. An emphasis will be placed on using evidence from reading and research materials to support their thesis and develop a point of view.

• Target Audience: Grades 7-12
• Focus:
• Essential essay writing skills for high school and beyond.
• Research abilities, sentence structure, argumentation, and proofreading.
• Schedule: 3-hour sessions bi-weekly.
• Benefits: Students complete a short essay assignment each session, refining their skills with the help of specialized instructors.

Our Novel Study Program is designed to help students discover literary elements and discuss a novel in a small group setting. These weekly sessions will help students develop their skills with reading comprehension, critical thinking, and textual analysis—all while exploring new vocabulary, genres, characters, and literary worlds. Students will be encouraged to continually use text evidence to support their ideas in writing paragraphs. Young learners will also practice time management and teamwork as they complete daily reading assignments and collaborate with their fellow lovers of literature!

• Target Audience: Grades 3-10
• Focus:
• Literary elements and discussion of novels in small groups.
• Reading comprehension, critical thinking, and textual analysis.
• Schedule:5-hour sessions weekly on a term basis.
• Benefits: Enhances vocabulary, genre exploration, and teamwork skills through collaborative assignments.