English Tutoring Now Available Online

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Millions of people around the world are looking for quality English Tutoring to help them master their English skills. Most of these people do not know exactly what is giving them so much trouble, but they know that they need help.
The correct sequence in learning English is:
• phonics
• vocabulary
• grammar
• paragraph and essay writing
Verbal skills are best developed by being thoroughly integrated at every level, to a high level of confidence.

We offer excellent English Tutoring online at West Coast Tutoring. We specialize in first assessing where the student is doing well and exactly what is giving them trouble.

The Most Successful English Tutoring Approach

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Phonics
Our approach to English Tutoring focuses on the basics first. The most successful English Tutoring will address and correct errors in phonics. Phonics is a basic study concerned with the sound structure of any language and how words are put together to communicate ideas. It was used in the past as the basic tool for teaching children and illiterates how to read.

The learning of any language begins with the correct pronunciation of the individual sounds of the individual letters of the alphabet. When a person does not know these individual sound packages, speaking, reading and spelling issues begin to show up. Most foreign speaking immigrants who wish to learn English struggle with being understood because they have not learned the basic phonetic structure of the English language. For example, every language uses different letter sounds, sound teams and rules in their basic pronunciation. In German, for instance, the letter V is pronounced like our English letter F so Volkswagen is actually pronounced Folks wagon. Not knowing this phonetic datum, English speaking people pronounce the word using English phonics rather than the German phonics. ESL (English as a Second Language) is offered everywhere in Canada and USA, but the curriculum does not focus on phonetic basics. Thus, immigrants do not drop their strong accents and continue to be misunderstood in social situations and in the workplace.

Moreover, we have English speaking children in our English schools that struggle with their basic language skills and suffer from illiteracy. I contend that reading problems and spelling problems are a direct out crop from the basics of phonetics not being taught. Phonics is the basic instructional format required to learn any language. It is especially vital to learning English since the European Languages form the base from which English was constructed.

Vocabulary and Grammar

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After we have thoroughly covered the basics of phonics, vocabulary and grammar become the focal point of our English Tutoring Program. Naturally, to communicate effectively students must have a substantial command of vocabulary. Most students and foreign language immigrants lack sufficient vocabulary to communicate clearly. High school students are expected to download volumes of data into their minds without adequate understanding to evaluate the content. The high tech sector of our society requires an increase in vocabulary and understanding, yet students lack the tools to learn vocabulary in order to keep up with the demand. Most reading levels of high school students are lower than anyone had anticipated. As a matter of fact, forty two million Americans cannot read. Fifty million can only recognize vocabulary limited to a fourth grader. One out of every four teens drops out of high school. In graduating classes, one out of every four students proves only to have a grade eight education. (The National Right to Read Foundation)
Vocabulary memorized in isolation of proper grammar instruction as it is so commonly taught today is a waste of time. Endless vocabulary lists are boring and do not produce students who can apply the words in their daily language. Grammar instruction is necessary then to properly integrate vocabulary and develop more meaningful communication. Vocabulary building and proper grammar usage is the key to our English Tutoring Program. We begin with the instruction of the very basics of The Parts of Speech comprising grammar, clear up the meanings of words with a competent dictionary and have the student use the words in a number of made up sentences within the grammatical context of each meaning. This produces, in a student, the ability to expand and use vocabulary effectively in English.

Paragraph and Essay Writing

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From there, our English Tutoring program advances to writing. English Tutoring in writing without first correcting errors in phonics will lead to disappointment and frustration. The student could be expected to continue to make errors in spelling, incorrect vocabulary usage and in improper grammar application and so fail in their writing assignments. Moreover, writing basics are also at risk in general since the writing skills of our youth today are appalling. About 60 percent of first-time freshmen enrolling at the CSU each year do not show entry-level proficiency in [college-level English] assessments, even though they have earned at least a B average in the required college preparatory curriculum. As a result, many students must attend remedial classes, which do not count for college credit and add cost and time to earning a degree. (In Our Write Minds) “About one student in five produces completely unsatisfactory prose, about 50 percent meet “basic” requirements, and only one in five can be called “proficient.” (National Center for Educational Progress)
One of the problems with writing is that in school, it just isn’t being taught very much. “students spent much of their time discussing novels, movies, TV shows and essays on a variety of hot-button issues — racism, sexism, immigration, globalization.” Only four sections emphasized grammar, rhetoric, and the craft of writing well. (Eagle Forum Education Writer) “unless writing courses focus exclusively on writing they are a sham.” (Professor Stanley Fish)
Our English Tutoring Program
The subject of English tutoring and writing begins with a thorough study of the basics of paragraph construction and allows for lots of student practice before moving to essay writing. Once the ability to write paragraphs on any topic is achieved, students begin their instruction on the most basic of essays, The Opinion Essay. Before a student can write upon the works of others or develop a critical eye, they must first learn to develop a personal opinion about any topic that is presented to them. Students learn to form an argumentative persuasive opinion essay on any topic given and how to write it on the spot, no prior preparation. When students can write their opinion about any topic easily, our English Tutoring Program trains them to become independent thinkers and develop more advanced forms of essay writing. The key to a successful English Tutoring Program is proper preparation, starting with basic communication skills and working gradiently up to more advanced forms through diligent practice.

Sign your child up now for this powerful English Tutoring booster program. Give them the gift of confidence in themselves and a rekindled positive attitude toward learning again. It’s not too late!

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