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Elementary Writing
Sylvan's writing program works because your student will practice and master the same kind of writing that is being taught in the classroom. With the help of our elementary school writing teachers, your fourth or fifth grader can build skills and confidence in the following areas:
- Master the five-step writing process from pre-writing through publishing
- Use proper techniques for paragraph and essay development
- Increase vocabulary and improve spelling
- Improve grammar and usage skills, including parts of speech, subject-verb agreement, proper punctuation and capitalization rules with more
Middle and Junior High School Writing
Let our writing teachers pinpoint the help your student needs to succeed in middle or junior high school and prepare for high school. You'll see real progress because the skills we'll teach at Sylvan are the same ones your student is learning at school. Our personalized approach can improve your student's writing skills and confidence in the following areas:
- Organize the writing process from pre-writing through publishing
- Apply proper composition techniques, including the development of topic sentences and supporting paragraphs, and organization of supporting details
- Understand how to approach the different writing forms, including descriptive, narrative, expository, and persuasive
- Identify and outline the main idea of a work of literature or nonfiction, identify supporting ideas, and more
High School Writing
Strong writing skills in high school are crucial to your student's success in life. Our writing program will help your student tackle the toughest classroom writing assignments, perform better on tests, and prepare for state assessments and the SAT/ACT® with confidence. Find out how Sylvan can tailor a plan to improve your student's writing skills in the following areas:
- Applying the writing process from pre-writing through publishing
- Applying composition techniques to new and existing writing assignments, including the development of effective thesis statements, development of topic sentences and supporting paragraphs, and organization of details and transitions
- Understanding and composing different writing forms, including descriptive, narrative, expository, and persuasive
- Analyzing works of literature and nonfiction, summarizing texts in writing, composing a research paper, and more
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