Reading Comprehension, Writing and Public Speaking Enrichment Program
GRADES: 2-3, 4, 5 AND 6-8
program offered online and in-person at Markham, Mississauga and North York Campuses
COST: $1,900 | September 2023 to June 2024
Power of Words Academy offers an enrichment reading comprehension, writing and public speaking program for students in Grades 2-8. The program runs the school year (from September to June), and classes are held once a week for 1.5 hours.
The program comprises of three units:
Reading Comprehension and Summarizing Unit (where students will learn how to examine texts and extract the main ideas and key details)
Writing Unit (where students learn the structure of writing four types of essays, including expository, persuasive, comparative and contrast and research essays)
Public Speaking and Debate Unit (where students learn how to write and deliver a speech, as well as develop debate skills)
In addition, 20 minutes of each class during the school year is dedicated to the building blocks of writing (including vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, etc.) Students are given two mini-lessons and work out of the Language Power Now workbooks during this segment.
A deposit of $100 is due on registration, and the remaining fee of $1,800 is payable over four installments over the school year.