English
Enrichment for
Grade 6 to 12 United States and Global Students
Information on this page serves two kinds of student populations: United States secondary school students in Grade 6 through 12 and global secondary school students. For United States secondary school students, we follow standard state curricula of the United States where the student resides in. Using standard state curricula, we offer tutoring to help enhance students' academic success in English at school. For global secondary school students, we have developed a curriculum of global subjects such as global communities of learning, the role of technology in global economy and politics, cultural exchange, education in terms of its advantages and challenges. As to its advantages, impact of technological advancement in democratization of education; distribution of wealth through global job markets, reassessment and restructuring of democratic social institutions and value of individual rights and diversity. As to its challenges, we have incorporated global themes into instruction: global warming, pollution, hunger, and disease. Using these global themes, we approach to teaching with a student-centered philosophy and best practices which are thoroughly tested in pedagogy, methods, and delivery. In addition, if needed, we plan our instruction based on students' individual needs we determine through pre-evaluation, academic performance, observation and objective evaluation that are seamlessly integrated into our instruction. If requested, we welcome those who want
to use their own school curriculum,
and in this case the student and teacher work
out a plan together for curriculum content, instruction
and
assessment.
Please be advised that at the registration point we provide
a thorough
consultation
designed to the student's individual needs. Thus, the student will immediately know
in the beginning what kind of content, instruction,
and assessment he or she will be taught
by. Our quality instruction benefits our students remarkably fast; our students demonstrate noticeable progress in speaking, reading and writing English soon after they enroll.
Listed
below are the English subjects we teach. These subjects
are aligned with curricula of the USA states. Regarding learning standards, content and assessment, the Regents
tests vary from state to state. Our certified teachers teach according to the state standards the student needs
to be taught. We provide some links below for guidance that are related to the New York State learning
standards.
In order to locate a particular State's
curriculum for the English language or ESL, please use
Google.
We
teach the following subjects for the English language as
mentioned above. Please click these links to navigate to
the NYS websites.
Instructional Methods
In
our program,
US state-certified teachers teach these subjects. Our teachers are
supremely
qualified professionals with a solid knowledge of English
or ESL, and experienced in teaching. They teach by
a
variety of
techniques,
for example, the whole
language approach using phonemes and student-centered
instruction. Depending upon student characteristics, teachers apply other methods: learning-by
doing or situated
learning. We vigilantly
keep abreast with the constantly evolving internet
instructional technology, adhere to its advantages
as well as cope with its challenges.
We pride
ourselves that our teachers are highly-trained
professionals in
teaching
by technology. For more information on our school, please see What
is an Online Tutor for English on
the Home page.
We
offer one-to-one (private) tutoring and small
group instruction. Students may take either one-to-one or
small group online classes. Please see Tutor
Plans or
Enrollment for further information.
We test the student in the first class to determine his/her
level and then the
teacher gears the instruction to the student's level at
the appropriate grade.
Above all,
in order to boost student academic progress, we routinely communicate with students and parents.
