Master of English (MOE) is a comprehensive 4-skills-driven programme designed to build upon students’ language abilities to ensure life-long English proficiency. On average, it takes four years to acquire proficiency in a new language. Because language acquisition is an investment in a long-term learning process, the I Can Read system aims to shape students to be independent learners who gain the tools they need to continue learning English on their own throughout their lives.
Our MOE programmes are designed to enable students to achieve life-long English proficiency in all skills - Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening.
Master of English Elementary (MOE:E)
Master of English Elementary (MOE: E) is a pre-reading course which gives students the foundations they need to become independent readers.
Students learn to:
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Communicate using full, grammatically correct sentences
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Associate sounds with individual letters and letter combinations
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Visually blend and segment known and unknown words
Each Class Includes:
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Vocabulary expansion and practice of more complex sentences
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Letter and sound identification
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Introduction to digraphs
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Introduction to letter combinations
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Reading practice using known and unknown words
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Writing practice – letters and sight words
Learning Objectives:
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Speak using grammatically correct sentences
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Understand sound / letter relationships
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Orally and visually blend and segment words up to CCVCC
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Recognise and spell sight words
Master of English Beginner (MOE:B)
Master of English Beginner (MOE: B) is a 12 month structured reading course using the unique ICR Code Card and Screener.
Students learn to:
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Automatically access sounds in words
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Recognize letter combinations and clusters rather than memorize words.
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Use their knowledge of phonemes to decode all the words they read in the I Can Read storybooks.
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Comprehend what they are reading
Each Class Includes:
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Reading specially written fun children’s stories
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Use of screener to aid initial reading
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Use of diacritical marks on code card in practical application
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Spelling tests on key vocabulary
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Vocabulary expansion and use of more complex sentences
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Contextualised practice of different tenses
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Writing practice – simple sentences
Learning Objectives:
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Read independently using skills taught in class
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Read and decode new and familiar words
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Read using pace and expression
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Answer comprehension questions using correct grammar
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Expand vocabulary using ICR spelling lists
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Understand the parts of speech
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Write simple sentences
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Verbally communicate in different tenses in a natural way
Master of English Early Intermediate
Master of English Early Intermediate (MOE: EI) is a 12 month structured course in which students become fully independent readers
Students learn to:
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Read from the novel
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Read from the sound based unmarked story books
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Understand and complete oral comprehension
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Construct written comprehension answers
Each Class Includes:
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A grammar exercise
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A spelling test
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Sentence writing using spelling words
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Reading of sound based unmarked story books and a novel
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Reading comprehension exercises
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Contextualised practice of more complex tenses
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The assigning of reading and spelling homework
Learning Objectives:
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Read independently using skills taught in class
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Read and decode new and familiar words
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Read using pace and expression
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Answer comprehension questions using correct grammar
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Expand vocabulary using ICR spelling lists
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Understand the parts of speech
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Write more complex sentences
Master of English Intermediate and Upper Intermediate
Master of English Intermediate and Upper Intermediate (MOE: I and MOE: UI) are courses which focus on further developing students reading comprehension and writing skills. They are designed for students who have at least a basic knowledge of grammar - particularly punctuation and simple sentence structure.
Students learn to:
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Write longer, more complex answers and paragraphs
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Acquire the skills needed for planning and writing short stories and essays
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Read and respond to a variety of well-known classics of children’s fiction
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Write with greater organisation and detail
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Speak with more confidence and poise
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Read using a wider range of comprehension skills and strategies
Each Class Includes:
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Reading – both individual and group
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Comprehension – increasingly written rather than oral
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Activities on Grammar/Punctuation/Parts of Speech Spelling
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Writing – sentences, paragraphs, simple stories and essays
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Group discussions – sharing ideas and opinions and listening to others
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Listening activities – active listening for meaning and comprehension
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Oral presentations – learning how to speak confidently in front of others
Learning Objectives:
Master all four skills – listening, speaking, reading and writing, with near native abilities