Year 4 English
CrunchGrade Year 4 English Tutoring Service offers a teaching program that equips young students to bounce back from any difficulties they have faced earlier in English, think positively about their challenges, and focus on their achievements. We help students develop good study habits and nurture them to require skills like planning, writing and summarising different types of texts.
Most importantly, we make learning English fun for students aged 9-10 years old! We offer online English tutoring services for students in Year 4 who want to improve their grades or catch up with their classmates. Our expert English tutors use the latest technology to deliver engaging and interactive lessons that make learning fun!
Term-Wise Year 4 English Australia Curriculum We Cover
CrunchGrade follows the prescribed English syllabus for Year 4 students in Australia and covers all aspects of Language, Literature and Literacy it describes.
Term 1 Year 4 English syllabus focuses on poetry, texts from Australian literature, and wordplay. They learn things like the use of nonsensical words, pubs, neologisms and spoonerisms to provoke an emotional response. They also learn to analyze different devices and word play in the use of a poem, the language of feeling, and create a performance based on imaginative poetry.
At CrunchGrade, we focus on teaching students how to interpret poetry and use language to describe their feelings and emotions in Term 1.
Term 2 Year 4 English syllabus focuses on investigating and interpreting the technical language of online and multimodal informative texts. Students also learn to explore and review print, digital and online instructive and procedural texts we encounter in everyday life. They also need to create a short report on the language used in informative texts and their different features.
At CrunchGrade, we focus on how to describe things and understand informative texts in Term 2.
Term 3 Year 4 English syllabus focuses on storytelling. Students read, view and listen to stories from the past and other cultures, including oral native traditions of Aboriginal cultures and Torres Strait Islander cultures, their contemporary literature, and Asian history and texts. Year 4 students also learn descriptive writing in this term.
At CrunchGrade, we teach students how to summarise in Term 3, a skill they need to recount a story.
Term 4 Year 4 English syllabus focuses on persuasive writing for a purpose. During this term, students learn how to use persuasive language in different text types, such as non-fiction and multimodal texts as well as films. They also listen to persuasive speeches and identify the key points. They also learn to make a report by comparing the persuasive features of two or more articles. They also learn a little about understanding NAPLAN writing in Year 5.
At CrunchGrade, we focus on writing persuasive texts as well as NAPLAN preparation for Year 5 in Term 4.
New Things Grade 4 Australian Students Will Learn in English
In Year 4 English, students learn the differences between factual reporting and expressing their opinions. They also learn about nouns, verbs, adverbs, prepositional phrases, and using quotation marks and other punctuation in dialogues correctly.
In Year 4, students use homophones depending on the context and experiment with word play and other language devices in poetry and other texts. They also learn to develop storylines.
At CrunchGrade, we make sure students understand these concepts and are able to apply them in their written work.
Overcome Your Learning Challenges with Year 4 English Tutors
Most students at this year's level are not clear on how to use paragraphs. They start a new paragraph every four or five sentences. They also struggle with spotting spelling and punctuation errors and do proofreading. Their common mistakes are using apostrophes, commas and full stops.
Our year 4 English tutors will help you understand how to use paragraphs and proofreading techniques. They will also help you with making simple texts interesting, choosing words and phrases to create effects and editing and proofreading your work.
What Our Grade 4 English Tutors Help You Achieve?
When you hire our Year 4 English tutors, we make sure that your children understand the structure of a text according to the purpose and audience, link sentences cohesively, and make their writing a little more detailed.
Our students learn to use information or key points from a discussion to form and express opinions. They also develop an ability to use a range of strategies, such as planning, drafting and redrafting to compose texts. They also learn how to proofread their work for spelling and punctuation errors.
Get in touch with us now to know more about our grade 4 English tutoring services or to hire a tutor.
Important Topics in Year 4 English Syllabus
Smoothly linking sentences, adding details to writing, writing for a specific audience, and using the information to form and express opinions are important skills students learn in Year 4. Our tutors encourage your child to brainstorm and show him or her the processes he or she can use to improve a writing piece.
Our Year 4 English tutors are experienced and know how to engage students in the learning process. They use different techniques, such as games, activities, and exercises to teach students new concepts.
Challenges in Tutoring English to Year 4 Students
Our English tutors realize that most students have a limited vocabulary at this stage. Hence, they encourage them to use dictionaries and thesaurus to seek help with writing assignments. They also focus on sentence structure and improve students' written work by adding more varied and interesting sentences.
If your child is struggling with any specific topic, our tutors can help him or her overcome the challenge. They will provide extra resources and materials, such as worksheets, exercises, and practice sheets.
CrunchGrade Grade 4 English Online Tutoring Advantage
In each term, CrunchGrade tutors work with students to help them master a different type of text. We guide students to critically interpret texts and justify their interpretations with valid points. We also help students to plan their writing and appreciate different points of view.
We use visual, audio and tactile learning aids as required to help individual students overcome their English learning challenges. Our online tutoring services are flexible, and you can schedule sessions at your convenience. You can also choose to have one-on-one or group sessions.
