READING & WRITING

We help our students learn to read and develop effective strategies for comprehension. This means focusing on the meaning of words and phrases and relating sounds to letters (phonics). We review how words and phrases are formed into meaningful units, and teach students to ask questions to test their knowledge:

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• What do I know? What do I need to know?

• What have I learned? What do I still need to learn?

We give our students the opportunity for meaningful and purposeful communication in their writing, using lexical variation, appropriate sentence structure and correct grammar. Students will learn about the creative process of writing through drafts, revisions, and rewrites to produce a compelling final communication.

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• Focused private lessons

• How to express ideas and structures

• Graphical organization

• Use of bullet points and key words to communicate effectively

• Effective paragraph structure and coherence

• Review and self-evaluation

We serve the entire Los Angeles area including the San Gabriel Valley, Pasadena, South Bay, Beverly Hills and more.