As children grow, they progressively move from oral language to written expression, building the foundation for confident reading and writing. At Pomme de Pin, we support this transition with care and intention. Because every stage of development is unique, we thoughtfully differentiate reading and writing activities by age group:

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• Ages 3–6:

Children develop essential pre-reading and writing skills. They build phonological awareness and begin to understand the alphabetic principle, recognizing that letters represent sounds. Regular exposure to a variety of written forms helps them understand its purpose and function. As they discover stories, they strengthen their listening comprehension, learn to identify characters, interpret implicit meaning, and connect the emotions of the characters to their own experiences. Through short, consistent writing activities, children practice proper pencil grip and posture, learn to write uppercase script letters and lowercase cursive letters, and begin to produce their first writings, applying their knowledge of sounds and letters to express ideas in written form.

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• Ages 6–9: Children deepen their understanding of written language and begin to read with greater independence and purpose. They strengthen their decoding skills, learning to match letters with sounds and developing the fluency needed to read aloud with clarity, rhythm, and expression. Students learn strategies to make sense of texts developing their comprehension skills, including identifying key ideas, understanding structure, and distinguishing between narrative, informative, and prescriptive writing. Children continue to refine their handwriting skills, automating lowercase cursive writing and gradually learning to form uppercase cursive letters with precision and ease. They begin to produce short texts for expressing ideas, emotions, and imagination. They take part in collaborative writing, learning to plan, revise, and improve their work as a group. Grammar is taught as a tool to support oral expression, reading comprehension, and writing skills. We focus on helping children build a clear understanding of the simple sentence and its key components, particularly the subject group, verb, and complements. Children progressively learn to identify and classify different word types. A key focus is on verb conjugation, beginning with the present tense and gradually expanding to include the past and future tenses, always in connection with meaningful contexts and language use.

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• Ages 9–12: Children are guided toward fluid, efficient oral and silent reading, essential for understanding and interpreting texts. They learn to identify both explicit and implicit information, recognize logical connections, and use context clues to expand their vocabulary. They also develop the ability to navigate and understand diverse formats, including texts, tables, graphs, diagrams, and images, while learning to connect information within and across different types of documents. As their reading skills grow, students are encouraged to think critically, questioning the origin, purpose, and relevance of the information they encounter. Children build on previously acquired skills, using writing as a powerful tool for learning, reflection, and communication—both independently and collaboratively. Emphasis is placed on the writing process, encouraging students to draft, revise, and refine their work. They are encouraged to produce longer, more meaningful texts as they are able to write with increasing structure, purpose, and style. Grammar, vocabulary, and spelling are taught in close connection with writing, allowing students to apply their linguistic knowledge in meaningful contexts and developing orthographic awareness.