English Program
STEMLabs Reading and Writing program helps students with their reading and writing skills which are essential skills for academic success. These skills can be gained by developing a strong literacy foundation within reading comprehension and consistent practice of writing techniques.
Reading is the process of decoding written symbols and understanding their meaning. Reading also helps us to develop our imagination and creativity. Without the ability to read, we would be limited to the information that we can learn through our own experiences.
Our reading program aims to develop mastery in reading comprehension by harnesses these 8 important reading skills:
- Decoding
- Phonics
- Vocabulary
- Fluency
- Sentence construction and cohesion
- Reading comprehension
- Reasoning and background knowledge
- Memory & content retention
Similarly, our writing curriculum goes in hand with the reading program, ultimately helping students’ communication skills. Our writing program covers key topics like:
- Grammar
- Vocabulary
- Spelling
- Sentence construction
- Structure
- Research and accuracy
- Clarity
- Persuasiveness
With consistent feedback from instructors, students can improve their reading skills by consistently writing and getting iterative feedback on ways to improve their writing.
The program benefits the students in the following ways:
- Critical thinking and analysis.
- Verbal and presentation skills.
- Constructing arguments.
- Participating in and leading discussions.
- Enhanced Communication Skills
- Academic Excellence