Writing
Becoming a Better Speller
Why is spelling so important? Correct spelling creates clear messages that readers can understand. Memorizing how to spell different words can be useful, but many other strategies can help. In this course, learn about phonics and grammar rules that affect spelling and syllables, including how help sounding out difficult words, and the difference between possessives and contractions.
Grammar Games
This course includes parts of speech, including nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, using music and rhymes to help practice and memorize new words. Each unit introduces the part of speech with videos, reinforces learning with games and finishes off with a quiz. Finally, all of the parts of speech are put together with a lesson on simple sentences.
Journalling for Mental Health
Listen to poems, prose, and lyrics that grapple with life's challenges and join the conversation! Take the opportunity to write about topics like adversity, hope, resilience, perseverance, and gratitude, and learn about the mental health benefits of journalling.
On the Job Report Writing
Learn how to write workplace reports including gathering necessary information and presenting it in a format that's easy for readers to navigate. Review the components of a report from start to finish, including editing, and proofreading.
EmploymentPersuasive Writing
Learn how to write persuasive letters that combine logical arguments, expert opinions, personal experiences and emotional appeals that will help sway readers. Review what persuasive writing is, identify its language, analyze its parts, and prepare to write a persuasive letter.
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Canadian Adult Education Credential and PLAR
Phonics and Word Study 1
Whether you're working on foundational reading skills or learning English as a Second Language, phonics and word study are important tools towards toward a solid foundation for reading and writing. In this course, you will learn to
- identify the sounds of consonants, consonant blends and digraphs
- identify the sounds of vowels and vowel blends
- learn how to segment a word into individual sounds
- practise pronouncing consonants to avoid confusing them
- divide words into syllables
- identify closed, magic e and rhyming syllables
- identify homonyms, antonyms and synonyms
- practise using a thesaurus to find antonyms and synonyms
- build awareness of blended sounds and spelling skills using word chains
- identify, memorize and use sight words to write a short story
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ReadingPhonics and Word Study 2
Whether you're working on foundational reading skills or learning English as a Second Language, phonics and word study are important tools towards toward a solid foundation for reading and writing. In this course, you will learn to
- Say both hard and soft G
- Understand the K sound and the various ways it is spelled
- Say and spell trigraphs and the schwa sound
- Understand different types of syllables including open syllables, r-controlled syllables, consonant le syllables and vowel team syllables
- Understand prefixes and suffixes, including commonly confused and related suffixes.
- Use spelling rules related suffixes
- Master more sight words
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ReadingWriting Letters, Blogs and and Personal Essays
This course covers the differences between personal and business letters, how to address an envelope, elements of an application letter, and writing tips on audience consideration, transition words, paragraph structure, and editing. It also addresses personal writing such as blogs, diaries, memoirs, and personal essays.
Writing Professional Emails
Writing a professional email is a skill that will help in many situations, from applying for a job to collaborating with co-workers on a project. Share information, express a viewpoint or communicate with companies about products and services. Employers are looking for clear writing skills that can improve their customer service since effective communication maintains relationships, avoids misunderstandings and helps solve conflicts. Whether it's personal or work-related, everyone benefits from learning to write a professional email. In this course, learn to communicate in a friendly, respectful way with a clear and concise message to make a positive impression with online correspondence.
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Writing Skills
These lessons teach the fundamental skills for writing sentences, paragraphs and longer texts. Lessons are available in 3 levels and cover the following skills:
- Grammar
- Punctuation
- Sentence Structure
- Spelling
- Writing Paragraphs
- Writing Essays
- Writing in the Workplace
- Writing Research Papers
Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC) and PLARLive Classes
- Taught by a LearningHUB Practitioner.
- 1-2 hours long and run at a set date and time.
- Available October-November, January-February and April-May.
- Now running in Zoom!
Essential Grammar
- 1: Punctuation
- 2: Parts of Speech
- 3: Sentences
Essential Grammar is a 3-part series. These classes teach basic grammar rules that improve writing! Review common punctuation marks such as periods, commas, colons, semi-colons, apostrophes, question marks and exclamation marks. In part 2, review parts of speech. These are categories of words that help to build sentences. Common parts of speech are nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.Also, learn how to use the subject and predicate in a sentence and take a look at antonyms, homonyms and synonyms. In part 3, learn more about sentences. Discuss prepositions and phrases as well as clauses and conjunctions. Learn how to avoid common mistakes like run-on sentences and sentence fragments.