Saplings Academy's After School English Program offers a comprehensive program that focuses on reading comprehension, critical thinking skills, grammar, and writing skills. Our two days per week programs allow students to specifically focus on various Language Arts skills. Through novel studies and classes specifically geared toward the various types of writing, students will be able to thrive in English. Our small group setting and Certified English teacher provide an academic and comfortable environment for your student to succeed.

Preschool and Kindergarten Program:
Using the Jolly Phonics curriculum, a synthetic phonics program, students will be introduced to the 42 phonics sounds in the English language. They will start with the most commonly used sounds. Students will be reading within the first month of starting this program. Along with working on phonics skills and reading, students will also practice key sight words that are required for kindergarten.
The program uses music and motion to teach the phonics sounds. This allows the students to remember the song and a motion in order to help them spell or sound out words. Our program is very interactive and includes singing, dancing, and games in order to help your student excel in phonics, reading, and writing.

Elementary Program:
Our elementary English program focuses on the various areas of Language Arts including reading comprehension, writing, and grammar. By providing a 2 day a week program, students are able to get specific instruction in reading comprehension by focusing on novel studies in the class. The second day of class, students will be able work on spelling, grammar, and be introduced to the different types of writing by using the writing process.

PARCC Prep Program
Our PARCC Prep class are geared toward 3rd-5th grade students. We will focus on how to answer the various types of multiple choice questions as well as how to properly answer the different writing prompts that will be presented. Students will learn how to write in 5 paragraph essay form to write narratives, expository, opinion, and literary analysis writing. With 2 years of experience teaching English PARCC, I have seen great results from my students.