Learn to Read
Multi-Syllable Words
Four-week programme for children age 5 onwards to read long and unfamiliar words
When
12 Mar – 2 Apr (Online) · 15 Mar – 5 Apr 2025 (Centre)
Lessons
Four Lessons
Location
Online or Centre-based
Ages
Children age 5 onwards
Price
£120* Online / £160* Centre-Based
*includes taught lessons, homework activity, programme materials and more!
Children learn to read long and unfamiliar words without skipping and mumbling words
Multi-syllable words are words that can be broken down into two or more chunks. They can be long, extended and have special endings. Reading and spelling with better accuracy, fluency, vocabulary development, and ultimately comprehension is a critical skill needed by all children. Providing children with effective teaching strategy for reading and spelling of multi-syllable words gives them the right foundation to become successful, fluent, and confident readers.
Children with good decoding and blending skills can still get hung up reading longer or unfamiliar words that are tricky to read and understand. Children given the process, rule, and skill to work through multi-syllable words are empowered to read with ease instead of guessing or relying on memory. When they are taught a systematic way of breaking words into decodable blocks, they build the right skills and confidence, preventing them from skipping words or mumbling when presented with larger and unfamiliar words.
Choose between online and centre-based lessons and get started in three simple steps
Step One
Review Programme Information Below
Step Two
Pay For Programme (Click 'Pay Here' Below)
Step Three
Complete Enrolment Form In Welcome Email*
Online
12 Mar – 2 Apr 2025
Day: Wednesdays
Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm
1 Hour
Live group lesson delivered online
£120
(All sale is final. Our online or centre-based programmes are Non-Refundable and Non-Transferable)
**We also accept Childcare Vouchers and Tax-Free Childcare. Email for more
Centre (Dartford)
15 Mar – 5 Apr 2025
Saturdays
11:30am – 12:30pm
1 Hour
Centre-based group lesson
(Haberdashers’ Crayford Academy, DA1 4RS)
£160
(All sale is final. Our online or centre-based programmes are Non-Refundable and Non-Transferable)
**We also accept Childcare Vouchers and Tax-Free Childcare. Email for more
Centre (Southgate)
15 Mar – 5 Apr 2025
Saturdays
11:30am – 12:30pm
1 Hour
Centre-based group lesson
£160
(All sale is final. Our online or centre-based programmes are Non-Refundable and Non-Transferable)
**We also accept Childcare Vouchers and Tax-Free Childcare. Email for more
Trusted by parents to enable their children to read early and become independent learners
Your child will learn...
Strategy to decode longer words using their known phonics skills
Recognise chunks and patterns between known and unknown words
Read different words with special endings
Improved spelling of multi-syllable words
Improved decoding of longer words leading to more confident reader
The programme is for...
Children age 5 onwards who already know and able to read advanced words and would like to learn how to read multi-syllable words
Children with minimum reading age of 6 years 5 months (reading assessment will be completed)
Children who would like to improve their decoding, reading and hand-writing skills
IMPORTANT NOTICE to parents: To achieve the learning outcomes, you must be able to follow our instructions and are able to devote at least 20 minutes per day, 4 times a week to practice taught skill.
Programme structure
The six-week programme commences with a pre-recorded onboarding session for parents to watch followed by the six Saturday lessons listed below:
Lesson 1
Assessment & Multi-syllable management rule using long & extended words with 2-3 syllables
Lesson 2
Multi-syllable management rule using long & extended words with 3 or more syllables & words with special ending ‘tion’, ‘sion’ and ‘ssion’
Lesson 3
Multi-syllable management rule for words with special ending ‘cian’, ‘ture’, ‘sure’, cia’, ‘tia’, ‘tial’ and cial’
Lesson 4
Multi-syllable management rule for words with special ending ‘scious’, ‘xious’, ‘tious’, cious’, ‘tient’ and ‘cient’. Assessment day.
Programme materials
Phonemic Awareness games & activities designed to make the process of blending easier
Booklet to enhance skill taught and practice multi-syllable reading & writing
Free LIVE complementary weekly 30 minutes online blending session to continue to support your child to develop and practice of reading multi-syllable words
Frequently Asked Questions
We've got A's for your Q's
The six-week programme commences with a pre-recorded onboarding session for parents to watch followed by the six Saturday lessons listed below:
Your child is expected to have a minimum reading age of 6 years 5 month and able to read advance sounds in words. An online assessment will be completed once booking is made to ascertain your child’s reading age.
The programme is suitable for children aged 5 years onwards who already know how to read and would like to improve their reading of longer and extended words. Suitable for children from Year 1 with a good reading ability.
We use Vedamo Virtual Classroom, an interactive online teaching platform. Our tutors can write and explain the concept during tutoring on a virtual whiteboard. The classes are interactive live lessons, and pupils can communicate with the tutor on the platform. Lesson notes and homework will be posted to you if you are located in the UK. Participants abroad will receive electronic copies which can be printed. Parents can scan the homework and upload it to our homework portal so that the tutor can have a look.
All sale is final. Our online or onsite programme are Non-Refundable and Non-Transferable. Parents cannot cancel the programme at any point in time before or in the middle of the programme as we are unable to offer the place to another child.
You can pay by card here. We also accept Childcare Vouchers and Tax-Free Childcare. Email for more
Our Advance Reading Programme is a 12-week programme where your child learns the sounds at the advanced level. This programme is a 4-week programme to support children with the working knowledge of the advanced sounds but struggle to read extended, unfamiliar or words with special ending. The multi-syllable programme is included in our Advance Reading Programme.
We recruit tutors who are graduates and teachers, however we train our tutors to use our scientific proven reading method using a combination of synthetic phonics and phonemic awareness. We have excellent experience in teaching children to read in a short period of time using our sequential teaching strategy.
Pupils are required to come to the Dartford or Southgate centre 11:30am-1:30pm with their stationery, water and snack. Lesson notes and all programme materials will be provided to the children and are delivered by our trained tutor.
- Reliable and steady internet connection
- Laptop with microphone and camera
- ‘Google Chrome’ browser application installed on your computer
- Quiet room
We operate a small class with a ratio of 1:6 pupils online and 1:8 pupils at the centre
