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We teach and tutor students
from Kindergarten through 12th grade. Our programs are designed
by an educational professional based on the Standard Academic
English language. Our phonics program are designed and headed
by a veteran of the Challenger School. Here are some features
of our program:
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Our program is interactive and has small classes. These features
are essential for the young student's comfort level and the
teacher's ability to give personalized instruction.
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We have placement exams to identify the level
at which your child would be the most challenged without being
overwhelmed. |
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Our classes have no more than eight students
to one teacher, providing the optimal environment for learning.
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Your child is not required to come every day.
Your child will not be overburdened with so much work that he/she
will not be able to keep up with regular school. |
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Periodic reports are sent home showing student
progress and achievements. |
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Our trained teachers are committed to providing
your child the best possible opportunity to learn in a safe,
fun, and enriching atmosphere. |
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| Please review our programs
below. For the latest class schedule, please call us at 408.366.1129. |
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| PROGRAMS |
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| Phonics And Reading Comprehension |
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Phonics Enrichment- Letter recognition
will be practiced through beginning blending and one vowel reading.
Introductory sight words, consonant blends, and digraphs are
mastered. We also teach students how to outline a story. All
skills are reinforced through printing and dictation practices. |
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Advanced Phonics/ Reading Comp-
This class reinforces phonics, reading, and writing skills taught
in Phonics Enrichment I, with a stronger emphasis on reading,
comprehension, spelling, and book reports. Students will be
introduced to short chapter books and begin reading independently. |
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| Reading
And Writing |
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Pre-Writing/ Reading Comp- Level C - Reading
Fluency and comprehension are reinforced though the use of age-appropriate
chapter books. Students are exposed to a wide variety of compositions
such as writing paragraphs, poetry, letters, and are given an
introduction to four types of writing. |
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Writing/ Reading Comp- Club1 - Students
continue building upon the reading and writing skills taught
in level C, with a stronger emphasis on vocabulary and grammar
acquisition. An expanded writing curriculum focuses on narrative,
descriptive, informative, and persuasive writing. |
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| Writing andLanguage Arts |
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Reading and Writing-Club 2- With the foundation
formed in Club 1, the students now expand their knowledge and
competency with the basic elements taught in Club 1 by reexamining
writing skills and learning how to apply them to increasingly
more sophisticated writing situations. In Club 2, there is a
stronger emphasis on vocabulary and grammar acquisition. An
expanded writing curriculum focuses on informative, descriptive,
narrative, and persuasive writing. |
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Reading and Writing-Club 3- Students learn
to use grammatical knowledge to improve writing skills and apply
critical thinking skills to more advanced reading quizzes. Intermediate
informative, descriptive, narrative and persuasive writing skills
are applied to real-life writing. |
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Reading and Writing-Club 4- Advanced application
of grammatical knowledge to different forms of writing. Students
will be trained to analyze their own writing in preparation
for middle school. |
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| Reading Comprehension,
Summary Writing, And Vocabulary Development |
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This class will focus on increasing reading comprehension,
developing a more sophisticated vocabulary, and further enhancing
summary writing abilities. Students will learn how to identify
major concepts and/or themes covered in a specific reading,
and to discuss statements made, and learn tools to verify their
own responses. They will use a formalized pre-reading strategy
based on a series of statements related to concepts and/or themes
that will be encountered in subsequent reading assignments. |
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| Literature And Writing |
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The Literature and Writing Program Curriculum,
developed in accordance with State of California Language Arts
guidelines for 6th to 12th grades, innovatively teaches both
“subjective” and “objective” writing approaches and develops
mature thought and superlative communication abilities. |
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Literature and Writing-Club 5- The instruction
in Club 5 provides a bridge between the elementary level programs
and our Middle School’s advanced curriculum. Students are given
the tools necessary to develop sophisticated writing samples. |
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Literature and Writing-Club 6- In Club
6, the lessons are designed to harness the intellectual and
creative capacity in students as a means to a more mature level
of student involvement in the learning process- similar to that
expected of high achieving High School students. |
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Honors- We offer an advanced level class
for exceptional Middle School Students who qualify. Pre-SAT
Writing- We also offer a Pre-SAT writing level, where students
are given preparation for the timed essays that will be taken
on standardized tests. |
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| Middle To Highschool
Math |
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Geometry- This course involves the formal
development of geometry skills and assists students in the understanding
of school materials. The instructional program will include
exploratory development and demonstration of the nature proof
through logical arguments, the basic definitions of geometry,
geometric transformations, congruent and similar polygons, the
Pythagorean Theorem, properties of circles, area of polygons,
properties of circles, area of polygons, and the volume of solids. |
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Algebra- Building on the foundation of
the Pre-Algebra course, this course will enhance student’s understanding
in Algebraic concepts while mastering essential elements to
succeed in school’s Algebra 1 course. The instructional program
will include transforming equations, polynomials problem solving,
factoring polynomials and application, equations and the coordinate
plane, graphing systems in the coordinate plane, functions,
and the system of linear equations. |
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| Tutoring |
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At Brighter Future, along with our own curriculum,
we provide tutoring services tailored to helping students in
all academic areas. We have qualified tutors available in specific
subjects, and for more general help with homework and studying.
Tutoring sessions are arranged individually, and are available
upon request. |
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