CourseG1–3 Book Club
- What you'll find
- The next level, where your child reads easy chapter books on their own from start to finish.
K–G1 Book Club
Children in Pre-K and kindergarten listen to English picture books and grow comfortable with books in English.
After each story, they repeat its English phrases through songs, games, and role-play.
What your child learns in each grade
Your child's class depends more on how well they understand and talk about English stories than on age.
After Early, your child moves up to Developing, the level for grades 1–3.
- Pre-K–KLearning words and phrases from picture books and storiesEarlyWhere K–G1 starts
- G1–3Reading easy chapter books alone and writing responsesDeveloping
- G4–6Writing with evidence and discussing booksIndependent
- G7 and upCritiquing advanced fiction and nonfiction, and writing research papersCritical
Listen to English picture books and talk about them
What your child tries at the Early level
Follow a story through its pictures
Your child listens to English picture books and storybooks and follows the scenes, the characters, and how the story unfolds.
Pick up common phrases
Your child learns common English words and phrases by hearing them again and again across different books.
Repeat phrases in songs, games, and role-play
Your child sings, plays games, and acts out scenes using English phrases from the book.
Say what they think in simple English
Your child answers questions about the book and shares their own ideas in short English sentences.
The books your child reads
At the Early level, your child reads English picture books and storybooks filled with pictures.
Choosing your child's books
The instructor picks books based on your child's English listening and speaking level and the kinds of stories they like.
How your child listens and speaks in class sets the next activity's level
You'll hear what the instructor notices, too. See how parents get progress updates
Signs your child understands the story and can talk about it
Understanding the story
Whether your child follows the scenes, characters, and events in the story they heard.
Using phrases from the book
Whether your child says English phrases from the book during activities or when answering questions.
Favorite topics
Which stories and topics catch your child's interest.
Explore other grades and courses
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CourseK–G1 Write Lab
- What you'll find
- An English writing class where your child listens to English stories, then says and writes their own ideas.
CourseOther K–G1 classes
- What you'll find
- Math Lab for math, plus science and design classes
Plan your child's K–G1 Book Club classes
Tell us your child's age, the English books they listen to or read now, and any experience they've had speaking English. Together, we'll pick their first book and how their classes will work.