ENGLISH FOUNDATIONS
Building a solid foundation in English language
ENGLISH FOUNDATIONS
Globalization means our children will face increased competition in the future, but it also brings more opportunities; children will flourish on the world stage with knowledge, cultural understanding and professional skills.
"English Foundations" by Global Step Academy builds a solid language foundation for English learners, and provides future global citizens with the ability to learn and work in English.
EASE INTO ENGLISH, EASILY
Learning a new language can be hard, but it doesn’t have to be that way!
"At Global Step Academy, students love to learn because we know how to make learning fun. If they are new to English, there will be ample resources to get them used to English and eventually love using English. Our curriculum is designed by education professionals to ease new language learners into the habit of using English to express themselves and to steadily improve the four core skills of English (speaking, listening, reading, and writing)."
LISTEN, PRACTICE, PLAY
Our lessons are designed to capture young children's attention easily. The lessons are conducted in a simple three-step flow Listen, Practice and Play, to match children's natural way of acquiring knowledge. Our 25-minute lessons are full of fun!
ENGAGING WORKBOOK FILLED WITH ACTIVITIES
Global Step Academy's original English Foundations textbooks are filled with colorful pictures and fun activities, stimulating students' curiosity and encouraging their participation in lessons.
GRADE 1
GRADE 2
CUSTOMIZED PRACTICE WITH FUN VIDEOS, GAMES, AND MORE
A good learning habit is essential for language learning. At Global Step Academy, we provide fun and educational online games, worksheets, e-books, and video/audio resources to facilitate self-learning habits that will benefit students for the rest of their learning journey.
GUIDANCE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY
Preparation and review will significantly enhance learning efficiency. We provide lesson preview videos for students to view before each lesson. Knowing what to expect will boost their confidence and encourage participation in lessons.
STEP 1LESSON PREVIEW
"Watch the lesson preview video to see what you will be learning in your lesson and what you need to prepare! By seeing what you will be doing in your lesson, you will feel more prepared and ready to learn!"
STEP 2GO TO YOUR LESSON
"Now that you are prepared for what you will be learning, it’s time to go to your lesson! You will have tons of fun with simple but effective mini games and quizzes that test your skills!"
STEP 3POST-LESSON REVIEW PAGE
"Congratulations on completing your lesson! Wasn’t that fun? Now it’s time to review everything you learned in your lesson! Watch the lesson review video as many times as you want to practice all the skills you learned and what you need to do for homework! "
PROGRESS TRACKING AND HELPFUL RESOURCES ROLLED INTO ONE
Every unit has an assessment lesson where students will be evaluated on how well they have progressed in their English learning. Based on a student’s assessment outcome, our system applies a unique set of evaluation standards to provide a personalized score for each core English skill.
STUDENT REPORT
Each student gets a complete, individualized breakdown of progress to see areas of improvement, areas of achievement, and a total overall score of English performance.
ADDITIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES PROVIDED
Along with the progress of their English learning, students will get helpful resources aimed to improve their skills and boost their English learning to the next level.
ENGLISH FOUNDATIONS GRADE 1
Main Level Objectives
Transitioning from language exposure to application allows for Grade 1 students to begin practicing their speaking and listening skills to answer questions and use vocabulary words learned in class. Reading and writing activities are now included to help accumulate the knowledge they are acquiring in each class.
ENGAGING IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES
SPEAKING-FOCUSED CHALLENGES
APPLICATION PRACTICE
SPEAKING
- Practice greetings, introductions, and responding with basic answers
- Build responses with multiple-word phrases, increasing sentence building with short sentences each unit
- Practice using Call-and-Response Methods, repetition, and image association
LISTENING
- Work on listening skills using call-and-response method and repetition
PHONICS
- Practicing complex phonics sounds (CCVC, CVCC)
- Practicing reading phonics with short sentences
READING
- Practice basic reading with simple short words
VOCABULARY/GRAMMAR EXAMPLES
- Basic Greetings and Feelings
- Classroom phrases (directions)
- Colors and Numbers (basic What questions)
- Me and My Family (basic introductions, descriptions)
SPEAKING EXAMPLES
- Color
- Size and shape
- Amount
- Location
- What do you see
- What do you find at school
- What do you learn
Describe things with:
ENGLISH FOUNDATIONS GRADE 2
Main Level Objectives
Applying all four core skills into daily life encourages students to apply what they are learning in class to things they see and do every day. Your child will have built up their skill to a level where they are no longer applying their language skills from a memorization standpoint but will use their skills to form organic sentences, express their opinions, comprehend basic reading prompts, and expand writing basic coherent sentences.
READING AND WRITING DRILLS
INCREASED VOCABULARY BUILDING
ADVANCED SPEAKING CHALLENGES
SPEAKING
- Practice creating organic short sentences, creating opinions
LISTENING
- Repetition for complex sentences/words
WRITING
- Practice writing short sentences
- Learn simple punctuation
- Learn simple grammatical structures
READING
- Practice reading basic short stories
Ef G2 Comp
- Answering basic questions about the story read
VOCABULARY/GRAMMAR EXAMPLES
- Talking About Yourself
- (I am/am not/I have/have not/I do/do not/etc)
- Who/What questions
- Where questions
READING COMPREHENSION LEARNING
- Short stories
- Answering simple where, what, when questions
- Identify characters, location, problem
PRICING PLANS
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8+
Class frequency is based on 25 minute English Foundations classes. Your monthly tuition plan may vary depending on the student’sEnglish level and additional courses you take. *All prices include tax
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