Exclusive English Comprehension course- Springterm Course

This 12- week English course has been designed for students in Years 4-6 who are preparing for 11plus. The course is meant to help them with their 11-plus exam preparations. It will specifically focus on different types of Comprehension questions which students are most likely to face in the English part of their upcoming exams.

1.Introduction to Comprehension(2 weeks)

It gives students an understanding of how comprehension works and how to use it in a variety of situations. Reading is a really important skill, which we need to learn to do really well. This is an introduction to comprehension where we guide you through the strategies

2.Character Analysis Questions(2 weeks)

These are based on the characters in a story and ask you to describe their personality traits. You may be asked about a character's appearance, feelings towards others or actions.

3. Evaluation of Comprehension questions Part 1 (2 weeks)

We will look at the structural features associated with evaluation questions. Children will practise commenting on structural features from practice exam papers;  written and multiple choice.  

4. Evaluation of Comprehension questions Part 2 (2 weeks)

We will continue to explore  ‘Evaluation Questions' for these two weeks. We will be focusing on language features where children will learn to identify language features from within the passage and learn how to comment on figurative language including similes, metaphors, alliteration and personification.

5. Practicing with different kinds of comprehension texts including poetry(2 weeks)

6. Summary (2 weeks)

During the final two lessons, the children work through a comprehension paper, re-capping all the skills covered throughout this course. 

• Each lesson is for 1 hour.
• There will be a maximum of 6 children per class.
• This is an online course where lessons take place via zoom.
• Fully interactive with homework set and in-depth marking.
• Please email us directly if you would like to know more.
• Once booked for this course, the fee is non-refundable.

Email: toelevenplus@gmail.com if you would like to chat further!

Alternatively, you can call or WhatsApp us at 07424812378.

Time: TBD

Cost: TBD