Kids Spoken English

Kids Spoken English takes children from age 6 to 14, and batches are organised by age group, 6 to 9 and 10 to 14, so every child sits with peers at a similar level. Below six we would ask you to wait a little. The programme runs three months and 36 classes.

With activities. Classes are built on story telling, role play, drama, songs, games and picture work, with phonics and clear pronunciation from the very first week. Children at this age absorb English by using it rather than by learning rules about it, so formal grammar is left for later.

Parents receive a termly progress report covering speaking, listening and written work. At the end of the programme there is a presentation day where the children perform what they have learnt, and every child receives a certificate. The presentation day is usually the clearest evidence, because you hear your child speak in front of an audience.

Speaking comes first, but writing is included: simple sentences, short paragraphs and letters, built up gradually across the three months. Vocabulary is taught through games and picture work rather than word lists, so the writing draws on words your child has already used out loud in class.