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Primary English Tutoring Prep- Year 6

What Your Child Will Learn

Prep

Building early literacy, language and communication skills

🔤 Phonics & Early Reading

  • Letter recognition and sounds

  • Beginning, middle and ending sounds

  • Blending sounds to read words

  • Common sight words

  • Simple sentence reading

  • Rhyming and sound awareness

✏️ Early Writing

  • Correct letter formation

  • Writing names and familiar words

  • Labelling pictures

  • Building simple sentences

  • Capital letters and full stops

  • Drawing and writing to express ideas

📚 Vocabulary & Oral Language

  • Learning new everyday words

  • Describing people, places and objects

  • Speaking in complete sentences

  • Listening and responding to questions

  • Sequencing events and retelling stories

📖 Story & Comprehension

  • Listening to and discussing stories

  • Identifying characters and settings

  • Retelling key events

  • Answering simple comprehension questions

  • Predicting what might happen next

📝 Spelling

  • Letter-sound patterns

  • CVC words

  • High-frequency words

  • Simple word families

Year 1

Developing independent reading and sentence-writing skills

📖 Reading

  • Reading simple fiction and nonfiction texts

  • Identifying main ideas

  • Finding key information

  • Making simple predictions

  • Understanding sequence and events

✍️ Writing

  • Constructing complete sentences

  • Personal and imaginative writing

  • Describing characters and settings

  • Writing short recounts

  • Beginning, middle and ending structure

🔤 Grammar & Language

  • Nouns, verbs and adjectives

  • Singular and plural words

  • Pronouns

  • Basic punctuation

  • Capitalisation

  • Sentence structure

📝 Spelling & Vocabulary

  • Common spelling patterns

  • High-frequency words

  • Word families

  • Compound words

  • Building vocabulary through reading

🎤 Speaking & Listening

  • Expressing ideas clearly

  • Following instructions

  • Retelling experiences

  • Short presentations

Year 2

Strengthening fluency, comprehension and written expression

📖 Reading & Comprehension

  • Fiction, nonfiction and informational texts

  • Identifying main ideas and supporting details

  • Sequencing information

  • Making predictions and inferences

  • Answering literal and inferential questions

  • Using evidence from texts

✍️ Writing 

  • Narrative writing

  • Recounts

  • Descriptive writing

  • Persuasive writing foundations

  • Paragraph construction

  • Developing characters and settings

  • Editing and improving written work

🔤 Grammar & Vocabulary

  • Parts of speech

  • Verb tenses

  • Adjectives and adverbs

  • Sentence expansion

  • Conjunctions

  • Synonyms and antonyms

  • Vocabulary building

📝 Spelling

  • Weekly spelling practice

  • Common letter patterns

  • Prefixes and suffixes

  • Homophones

  • Applying spelling in sentences

🎤 Communication

  • Speaking clearly

  • Sharing opinions

  • Listening for information

  • Short oral presentations

Year 3

Moving from basic writing to structured and purposeful communication

📖 Reading & Comprehension

  • Longer fiction and nonfiction texts

  • Main ideas and supporting information

  • Literal and inferential comprehension

  • Author purpose

  • Vocabulary in context

  • Comparing information across texts

✍️ Writing

  • Narrative composition

  • Persuasive writing

  • Informative writing

  • Recounts and explanations

  • Paragraph organisation

  • Introduction and conclusion

  • Developing ideas with supporting details

🔤 Grammar & Language

  • Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs

  • Pronouns

  • Tenses

  • Subject and verb agreement

  • Complex sentence beginnings

  • Punctuation

  • Direct speech

📝 Vocabulary & Spelling

  • Weekly vocabulary development

  • Prefixes and suffixes

  • Root words

  • Homophones

  • Synonyms and antonyms

  • Dictionary and thesaurus skills

🎤 Speaking

  • Structured oral presentations

  • Expressing opinions

  • Giving explanations

  • Speaking to an audience

🎯 NAPLAN Foundations

  • Reading strategies

  • Language conventions

  • Narrative writing

  • Persuasive writing

  • Test-taking strategies

Moving from basic writing to structured and purposeful communication

📖 Reading & Comprehension

  • Longer fiction and nonfiction texts

  • Main ideas and supporting information

  • Literal and inferential comprehension

  • Author purpose

  • Vocabulary in context

  • Comparing information across texts

✍️ Writing

  • Narrative composition

  • Persuasive writing

  • Informative writing

  • Recounts and explanations

  • Paragraph organisation

  • Introduction and conclusion

  • Developing ideas with supporting details

🔤 Grammar & Language

  • Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs

  • Pronouns

  • Tenses

  • Subject and verb agreement

  • Complex sentence beginnings

  • Punctuation

  • Direct speech

📝 Vocabulary & Spelling

  • Weekly vocabulary development

  • Prefixes and suffixes

  • Root words

  • Homophones

  • Synonyms and antonyms

  • Dictionary and thesaurus skills

🎤 Speaking

  • Structured oral presentations

  • Expressing opinions

  • Giving explanations

  • Speaking to an audience

🎯 NAPLAN Foundations

  • Reading strategies

  • Language conventions

  • Narrative writing

  • Persuasive writing

  • Test-taking strategies

Year 4

Developing stronger writers, readers and independent thinkers

📖 Advanced Reading

  • Fiction, nonfiction and multimodal texts

  • Identifying themes and viewpoints

  • Drawing conclusions

  • Making inferences

  • Analysing characters

  • Understanding author choices

  • Comparing texts

✍️ Writing Mastery

  • Narrative writing

  • Persuasive essays

  • Informative texts

  • Explanations

  • Descriptive writing

  • Paragraph development

  • Strong introductions and conclusions

  • Editing for clarity and accuracy

🔤 Grammar & Language

  • Sentence types

  • Complex and compound sentences

  • Verb forms and tenses

  • Adverbial phrases

  • Punctuation

  • Direct and indirect speech

  • Cohesive devices

📝 Spelling & Vocabulary

  • Advanced spelling patterns

  • Prefixes and suffixes

  • Greek and Latin word origins

  • Academic vocabulary

  • Contextual vocabulary

  • Word choice and precision

🎤 Oral Communication

  • Speech preparation

  • Presentation structure

  • Voice and expression

  • Audience awareness

  • Persuasive speaking

🎯 NAPLAN Preparation

  • Reading comprehension

  • Language conventions

  • Narrative writing

  • Persuasive writing

  • Timed practice

  • Assessment techniques

Year 5

Preparing students for more sophisticated primary-level English

📖 Reading & Literary Analysis

  • Complex fiction and nonfiction

  • Themes and messages

  • Character development

  • Author purpose

  • Perspective and viewpoint

  • Figurative language

  • Comparing texts

  • Evidence-based responses

✍️ Writing & Composition

  • Narrative writing

  • Persuasive essays

  • Informative writing

  • Explanatory texts

  • Reviews and articles

  • Characterisation

  • Dialogue

  • Setting and atmosphere

  • Paragraph cohesion

  • Editing and redrafting

🔤 Grammar & Language

  • Complex sentence structures

  • Clauses and phrases

  • Verb tense consistency

  • Pronouns and conjunctions

  • Punctuation for effect

  • Quotation and dialogue conventions

  • Cohesion across paragraphs

📝 Vocabulary & Spelling

  • Advanced spelling patterns

  • Academic vocabulary

  • Word origins

  • Synonyms and shades of meaning

  • Figurative language

  • Precise word selection

🎤 Speaking & Presentation

  • Formal speeches

  • Persuasive presentations

  • Group discussions

  • Supporting opinions with evidence

  • Confident delivery

🎯 Assessment Preparation

  • Reading comprehension strategies

  • Writing under time limits

  • Language conventions

  • NAPLAN-style practice

  • Extended responses

Independent proofreading

Year 6

Preparing students for the transition to secondary school

📖 Reading & Critical Analysis

  • Complex literary and informational texts

  • Themes and underlying messages

  • Character and plot analysis

  • Author intention

  • Perspective and bias

  • Figurative and persuasive language

  • Comparing texts and viewpoints

  • Supporting answers with textual evidence

✍️ Advanced Writing

  • Narrative composition

  • Persuasive essays

  • Informative writing

  • Analytical responses

  • Reviews

  • Articles

  • Reflective writing

  • Strong paragraph development

  • Effective introductions and conclusions

  • Editing for sophisticated expression

🔤 Grammar & Language Mastery

  • Complex and compound sentences

  • Clauses and phrases

  • Verb forms and consistency

  • Cohesive devices

  • Punctuation accuracy

  • Sentence variety

  • Formal and informal language

  • Grammar for effective writing

📝 Vocabulary & Spelling

  • High-level vocabulary

  • Academic terminology

  • Word roots and morphology

  • Prefixes and suffixes

  • Synonyms and nuanced word choice

  • Figurative and descriptive language

  • Weekly spelling assessments

🎤 Public Speaking

  • Speech writing

  • Persuasive speaking

  • Formal presentations

  • Audience engagement

  • Voice, pace and expression

🎯 Secondary School Readiness

  • Extended written responses

  • Text analysis

  • Independent reading

  • Essay structure

  • Planning and proofreading

  • Assessment strategies

Building confidence for Year 7 English

Why Our English Program?
 

Build stronger skills. Write with confidence. Learn with purpose

​Expertly designed lessons and resources

  • Small-group, personalised learning

  • Regular testing and feedback

  • High-quality writing examples and guided practice

  • Weekly lesson summaries for parents

  • Resources available across English, Maths and Science

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ASKON's Overall English Progression Level Main Focus

Prep Phonics, vocabulary, early reading & writing

Grade 1 Sentence building, reading fluency & basic grammar

Grade 2 Comprehension, paragraph writing, basic grammar & language skills

Grade 3 Structured writing, deeper comprehension, Advanced grammar & NAPLAN foundations

Grade 4 Writing development, inference, Advanced grammar & text analysis

Grade 5 Advanced writing, literary understanding, Advanced grammar & assessment skills

Grade 6 Critical thinking, sophisticated writing, Advanced grammar & secondary-school preparation

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​​​📝 Spelling & Vocabulary

Weekly spelling and vocabulary tests to build accuracy, confidence and word knowledge.


📖 NAPLAN Preparation

Targeted preparation covering:

  • Writing — Narrative & Persuasive

  • Reading comprehension

  • Language conventions

  • Exam techniques and strategies


✍️ Writing & Composition

Students develop the skills to write with structure, clarity and creativity, including:

  • Descriptive, Narrative & Persuasive writing

  • Planning and organising ideas

  • Strong vocabulary and sentence construction

  • Persuasive techniques and supporting evidence

  • Personalised feedback to improve every piece of writing


🔤 Grammar & Language

A strong focus on:

  • Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs

  • Pronouns and verb tenses

  • Punctuation and dialogue

  • Connectives and prepositions

  • Sentence structure and accuracy


📊 Assessment & Progress

Regular assessments help us track progress, identify gaps and strengthen key skills through targeted revision.

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