Language Arts/English

Overview

Kindergarten and Grade 1

Structured lessons on readiness skills, language skills, and literature help develop comprehension skills, build vocabulary, and open the doors to a wide range of imaginative experiences. We focus on classic literature—folk tales, fairy tales, fables, and poetry—with an emphasis on works that embody exemplary virtues (such as compassion, courage, perseverance, honesty, and loyalty), as well as a generous variety of titles for fun reading.

Grade 2

The program provides a comprehensive sequence of lessons that focus on:

• Language skills: Structured lessons on composition, spelling, vocabulary, analogies, and handwriting.

• Literature: Guided reading lessons on traditional stories and modern classics, with an emphasis on works that embody exemplary virtues (such as compassion, courage, perseverance, honesty, and loyalty). Lessons are designed to develop comprehension skills and build vocabulary.

Grades 3-5

Courses provide a comprehensive sequence of lessons that focus on:

• Language skills: Structured lessons on composition, vocabulary, and grammar, usage, and mechanics.

• Literature: Lessons on traditional stories and modern classics, with an emphasis on works that embody exemplary virtues (such as compassion, courage, perseverance, honesty, and loyalty). Lessons are designed to develop comprehension skills, build vocabulary, open the doors to a wide range of imaginative experience, and help your student become a more independent and thoughtful reader.

• Spelling: Structured lessons on spelling. Students learn relationships between sounds and spellings in words, rules for adding suffixes, and how prefixes and suffixes affect meaning.

Intermediate English A and B

Courses provide a comprehensive sequence of lessons that focus on:

• Language Skills: Structured lessons on composition, vocabulary, and grammar, usage, and mechanics. Intermediate Language Skills A offers a systematic approach to the development of written and oral communication skills, and is designed to give students the essential building blocks for expressing their own ideas in standard (or formal) English.

• Literature: Lessons on traditional works and modern classics. Lessons sharpen reading comprehension skills, engage readers in literary analysis, and offer a variety of literature to suit diverse tastes.

Literary Analysis and Composition

The first in a sequence of college-preparatory English courses, Literary Analysis and Composition is designed to improve students' written and oral communication skills, and to strengthen their ability to understand and analyze literature.