The FutureSchool English programme is an integrated basic literacy programme that includes: reading comprehension (literal), phonics, spelling, vocabulary development, punctuation, parts of speech, sentence construction, word usage, common errors, figurative language and writing skills.

This is not a programme for non-speakers to use – this can be found on our Discovering English programme page.

The program is structured to cater for students from the early primary years through to secondary students and adult learners. The lessons have been carefully graded to match students’ capabilities and interests. Within the program there is significant revision of the more formal grammatical elements so that students can revise and practise their skills.

The program encourages participation without the danger of exposing students to the stress involved in performing (reading) for others. The more formal Grammar lessons provide instruction in the areas of literacy and language.

You can obtain a quick overview of what FutureSchool can offer your school by watching this short 3 minute video. Overview video.

Whilst FutureSchool contains a range of existing syllabuses, by year, we find many teachers find our CourseBuilder function to be one of the most used, and useful. CourseBuilder takes literally seconds to use and allows teachers to create fully customised courses for revision, extension, homework or assessment, utilizing any of the lessons in the FutureSchool library.

This short video will quickly demonstrate how powerful this tool can be when targeting students with particular areas of difficulty. CourseBuilder video.

The English programme covers the following key components of written English:

Reading Comprehension
Students will develop their literal reading comprehension skills by reading, listening to, and interacting with a variety of text types.

Vocabulary Development
Students increase and use new words and learn how to identify and use figurative language.

Punctuation
This often least-liked topic can make the world of difference to the meaning of a sentence or passage. Students will cover all aspects of punctuation from full stops to the dreaded correct use of the apostrophe

Parts of speech
Students learn to identify and use various parts of speech from the basic nouns, verbs and adjectives, to the more complex for of pronouns and gerunds.

Spelling skills
Students learn various techniques to improve their spelling, from spelling lists to distinguishing short and long vowel sounds, prefixes and plurals.

Correct Usage
Students will learn to use words correctly and structure their sentences correctly. This includes being able to identify and use comparative and superlative adjectives, the correct tense of verbs: past, present and future, the case of nouns, pronouns and adjectives, eliminate some common errors in spelling and punctuation.

Improved Writing Skills
Students will learn how to improve their writing skills by being able to identify and use phrases including adjectival and adverbial phrases, construct expressive sentences by using adjectives, adverbs, phrases and clauses, identify and use active and passive voice, and recognise the elements needed in writing different types of essays.

Click here to see a full list of all topics covered.