CourseG2–3 Write Lab
- What you'll find
- The next level, where your child writes English stories with a beginning, middle, and end.
K–G1 Write Lab: Speaking and Short Sentences
Your child listens to English picture books, says what comes to mind, and writes it as short English sentences.
Your child reads about everyday topics, like family and holidays, and science topics, like animals, plants, and weather. Then they write about them in English, from single words up to short paragraphs.
A speaking and writing check sets the starting activity
What your child says and writes
Even at the same age, children speak and write English at different levels.
What your child writes in kindergarten and Grade 1
What it looks like
- What they write
English words
- What it looks like
- Your child writes what they said as English words.
- What they write
Short English sentences
- What it looks like
- Your child puts their own idea into a sentence frame they've learned.
- What they write
Short English paragraphs
- What it looks like
- Once your child can write sentences, they link a few into a short paragraph.
Reading about everyday life and science for writing ideas
Your child reads about familiar topics in English picture books and short readings, then talks or writes about them in words and sentences.
English reading topics in K–G1
Everyday life and community
Your child reads about My family & Community, Jobs, Rules, and Holidays.
Science
Your child reads about Animals & Plants, Seasons, Five Senses, and Weather.
Practicing vocabulary, writing structure, and grammar
When your child gets stuck speaking or writing in English, they practice that part separately.
Practice by skill
Word relationships and sentence completion
Your child works out how words relate (Analogies) and completes sentences (Sentence Completion).
Reading model writing
Your child reads English Writing Models at their level and looks at how each piece is ordered.
Basic grammar
Your child learns basic English grammar and fixes awkward spots in their own sentences.
Fixing paragraphs
Once your child writes short English paragraphs, they fix sentence order and wording.
Turning an English story into your child's own sentences
Your child first tries talking through their idea in common English phrases without getting stuck. Then they learn the words and sentence frames they need and write short sentences. They read each finished sentence out loud.
Listen, talk, write, rewrite
- Listen to an English story and share a similar experience
- Jot down English words that come to mind
- Decide what to say and write first
- Write sentences in that order
- Get written corrections and rewrite
What your child's writing is assessed on
We also share your child's class results with you. See how parents get progress updates
What the instructor looks at
Content
Whether the writing responds to the English story or question.
Order
Whether experiences and ideas come in an order that's easy to follow.
Words and sentences
Whether learned words are used correctly, and whether word order, grammar, and spelling are right.
Rewriting
Whether the rewrite says the idea more clearly than the first try.
Textbooks and homework
How it's chosen
- Item
Writing textbooks
- How it's chosen
- We choose from English picture books, short readings, and Analogies and Writing Models materials.
- Item
Homework
- How it's chosen
- The type and amount of homework depend on what your child can write in English now.
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CourseK–G1 Write Lab overview
- What you'll find
- Your child listens to English stories, talks about them, and writes what they said in short English sentences.
CourseK–G1 Book Club
- What you'll find
- At the Early level (Pre-K–K), children listen to English picture books and say phrases from them.
Plan your child's K–G1 Write Lab classes
Tell us how much English your child speaks and writes now, and we'll decide together whether K–G1 is the right place to start.