Tutoring Services Offered

Tutoring Services Additional info

Primary Literacy

• Writing – narrative, procedure, explanation, recount, response, informations reports, exposition, poetry (form types and free verse)
• Reading – comprehension and boosting oral reading
• Vocabulary enrichment
• Grammar and sentence structure
• Spelling
• EAL learners – tense, plurals, subject/verb agreement, grammar and sentence structure

Secondary

The Essay – How to write an essay inclusive of these forms – analytical, persuasive, entertaining, informational, compare and contrast.

• Shakespeare – understanding the text, literary analysis, essay and response
• Poetry – analysis, essay, performance reading and recitation
• Responding orally – to text , IB Op-Ed, performance reading, debate
• Creative writing – short story, poetry (various forms and free verse
• Non-fiction writing – journal style, news reports, formal letter
• Refining grammar and sentence structure in all kinds of writing.
• EAL learners – tense, plurals, subject/verb agreement, grammar and sentence structure, reading for understanding
• Exam preparation for English and Humanities

One-off help with that difficult assignment or essay is our specialty!

Adult Education

Need help writing a speech for your best friend’s wedding? Do you want to bolster proficiency in your writing? Are you a uni student trying to write an essay and finding it tricky to express yourself? We can help!
Once only or multiple visits – we will cater to your specific needs.

Recreational and Holiday Programmes

Recreational programmes can be joined for a once only session or at a regular time slot. They are available for locals who are looking for quality after school programmes or holiday-makers seeking enriching experiences for their children while they are on the Sunshine Coast.

Sessions typically will run for one hour but can be extended, depending upon individual need. Academic and recreational programmes can be combined for time periods of 2 hours or more.

Locals might wish to book their children in after school or at weekends on a regular basis for academic support, recreation or a combo program.

Primary Aged Holiday-Makers vacationing on the Sunshine Coast will benefit from refining their academic skills. Spend an hour each day of vacation with ‘Study by the Sea’ tutors. Extend to an include additional hour of something recreational such as art or chess.
Secondary students holidaying on the Sunshine Coast will benefit from an extra push to help them craft their writing skills, improve reading for meaning or to prep for exams.

There are endless possibilities for recreational programmes and we aim cater for individual needs and interests. Holiday-makers can request that we take their children to local places of interest. Let us know how we can make your child’s holiday fabulous!