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English
Holistic Learning offers English tuition for students in Years 1 to 11.
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Primary
Secondary
Our primary curriculum (Years 1 to 8) focusses on the following key areas:
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- Reading
- Writing
- Spelling
- Comprehension
- Grammar
This is achieved through both phonemics and whole language learning techniques.
Our Secondary curriculum (Year 9 onwards) focusses on developing the key skills required for students to succeed in NCEA and Cambridge assessment standards. The following key areas are:
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- Essay writing (formal writing, creative writing, persuasive writing)
- Drawing inferences (from unfamiliar texts, poetry and plays)
- Literacy skills (vocabulary, spelling and comprehension)
- Oral skills (through construction and delivery of oral texts)
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