ABC Monthly

 What's Happening This Month Here's the schedule for this month: Teacher's Corner For a little over a year now, the main focus of Teacher's Corner was provide parents a glimpse of what their children are doing inside our classroom. Because we are an English conversation school, we mainly covered topics in the Everybody Up series.  This month; however, we'd like focus our attention on phonics, more specifically Oxford Phonics World (OPW).   One of the main reasons, students begin to dislike English; usually from around junior high school, is due to the sudden expectation that students need to "read" English.  Suddenly being forced to read is very counter-productive for most students, no matter their ability.  For students who have difficulty reading, it can be very demotivating, because learning to read can be a difficult task if you don't have the proper tools.  For students who do know how to read, reading in the public school English classes can be b...

 What's Happening Here's the calendar for May.  We will be off during the national holidays only.   Enjoy Golden Week! 5月のカレンダーはこちらです。祝日のみお休みとなります。ゴールデンウィークをお楽しみください！ Teacher's Corner For a little over a year now, the main focus of Teacher's Corner was provide parents a glimpse of what their children are doing inside our classroom. Because we are an English conversation school, we mainly covered topics in the Everybody Up series.  This month; however, we'd like focus our attention on phonics, more specifically Oxford Phonics World (OPW).   One of the main reasons, students begin to dislike English; usually from around junior high school, is due to the sudden expectation that students need to "read" English.  Suddenly being forced to read is very counter-productive for most students, no matter their ability.  For students who have difficulty reading, it can be very demotivating, because learning to read can be a difficult task if you don't hav...