English Foundation

Comprehensive skills across all major english domains

34 Lessons
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Time span
More than 1year
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Lectures
34 Lessons
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Skill level
Expert
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Course Fee
$50 ( Per Hour )
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Students
8k Enrolled

Experience Excellence in English Preparation

From phonics and reading comprehension to writing strategies and more, Bright Minds College helps learners develop the communication skills needed for success in school, university and career.

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Adjectives and adverbs

Compare pictures using adjectives, identify articles, determine if adjectives tell what kind or how many, use adverbs to compare, and learn good, better, best, bad, worse and worst.

⭐ 161 Skills
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Context clues

Read about art, music and traditions, find words using context, determine the meaning of domain-specific words with pictures, and use context to identify word meanings.

⭐ 50 Skills
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Editing and revising

Revise sentences using stronger verbs, add descriptive details to sentences, and suggest appropriate revisions.

⭐ 24 Skills
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Figurative language

Interpret figures of speech, use personification, and classify euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, and paradox.

⭐ 53 Skills
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Grammar

Unscramble words to make complete sentences, distinguish between one or more than one, form singular or plural possessives, and replace plural nouns with personal pronouns.

⭐ 828 Skills
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Informational texts

Read about sports and hobbies, compare and contrast in informational texts, match problems with their solutions, read about famous places, and identify text structures.

⭐ 103 Skills
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Letters

Choose the letter that you hear: lowercase, identify frequently confused letters, match lowercase letters to consonant sounds, and find lowercase letters.

⭐ 51 Skills
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Literary texts

Order events in a story, determine themes of myths, fables and folktales, read fantasy with illustrations, identify story elements, and compare passages for tone.

⭐ 63 Skills
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Main idea

Determine the main idea of a passage, choose topic sentences for narrative paragraphs, and use key details to determine the main idea.

⭐ 50 Skills
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Nouns

Identify nouns, distinguish between singular and plural, identify plurals and possessives, recognize abstract nouns, and form and use plurals of compound nouns.

⭐ 131 Skills
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Opinions and arguments

Choose reasons to support an opinion, distinguish facts from opinions, identify supporting details in informational texts, and identify counterclaims.

⭐ 67 Skills
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Phonemic awareness

Identify words ending with the same sound, find short a words, identify words with the same vowel sound, and blend each sound in a word together.

⭐ 49 Skills
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Phonics

Sort consonants and vowels, identify words with consonant blends, recognize consonant blends at word endings, and spell silent e words.

⭐ 299 Skills
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Phonological awareness

Sort by the number of syllables, choose pictures that rhyme with words, blend sounds in words, and identify words that start with the same sound.

⭐ 74 Skills
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Pronouns

Use correct possessive pronouns, identify personal pronouns, replace nouns with personal pronouns, and identify all possible antecedents.

⭐ 144 Skills
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Punctuation and capitalisation

Use commas with non-restrictive elements, identify and correct errors with compound and joint possession, and understand what punctuation suggests.

⭐ 180 Skills
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Reading comprehension

Choose short e sentences that match pictures, put sentences in order, use context to identify word meanings, and use actions and dialogue to understand characters.

⭐ 264 Skills
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Reference skills

Identify book parts and features, put letters in ABC order, use guide words, understand dictionary definitions, and use dictionary entries to determine correct usage.

⭐ 61 Skills
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Sentences

Identify types of sentences, unscramble words to make complete sentences, and identify compound subjects or compound predicates of sentences.

⭐ 139 Skills
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Sight words

Read sight words from various sets covering

⭐ 44 Skills
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Spelling

Spell the short vowel word|Complete the word with the correct vowel digraph

⭐ 178 Skills
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Verbs

Use action verbs|Pronoun-verb agreement: Complete the sentence with the best verb

⭐ 214 Skills
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Vocabulary

Use words with prefixes and suffixes|Use the prefixes pre-, re- and mis-

⭐ 398 Skills
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Word analysis

Understand words with prefixes and suffixes|Words with pre-|Words with -able and -ible

⭐ 269 Skills
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Writing and composition

Use subordinating conjunctions|Use the correct modal verb|Misplaced modifiers with pictures

⭐ 659 Skills
Fundamentals

Reading Foundations

Build essential pre-reading and early reading skills including letter recognition, phonics fundamentals, sound-letter relationships, and sight word mastery to establish a strong literacy foundation.

Comprehension

Reading Strategies

Develop comprehension skills through analyzing text features, distinguishing fiction from reality, identifying main ideas, and making inferences to become a thoughtful, analytical reader.

Word Building

Vocabulary

Expand word knowledge through learning different types of words, their relationships, and how they function in communication to build expressive language skills.

Language Rules

Grammar and Mechanics

Learn the rules of language structure including sentence formation, punctuation, capitalization, and parts of speech to communicate clearly and effectively in writing.

Course instructor

As a dedicated academic instructor with a passion for computer science, I believe in transforming complex technical concepts into engaging, accessible learning experiences. My approach focuses on personalized mentorship, practical skill development, and inspiring students to explore the limitless potential of technology.

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β€œMeet Thushani Warnakulasooriya! A passionate tutor with over four years of experience, she loves helping students succeed. Currently studying Computer Science at Swinburne University, she’s dedicated to making learning fun and rewarding!”

Thushani Warnakulasooriya
Academic Instructor
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