Reading & Listening

6-12 years old
5-6 students
55-60 mins

Our Reading & Listening course strengthens core reading and listening strategies through engaging, age-appropriate content. Each week, students analyse varied engaging texts and listening exercises, learning how to extract key details, expand their vocabulary, and process information effectively. With guided practice and creative response activities, learners develop their real-life communication skills. The Treehouse Reading & Listening course provides more than just practice. It nurtures curiosity and fluency, allowing learners to not just learn, but to enjoy English.

 

Reading & Listening

Course Information

How does this course help my child?

? Focus That Unlocks Understanding

Deep reading comprehension and active listening give your child the clarity to absorb complex information fast, contribute meaningfully to class discussions, and process instructions with speed and accuracy.

? How Deep Listening & Reading Work Together

Active Listening is the Anchor: It trains sharp focus, retention, and auditory processing—teaching students how to filter key information and truly understand what they hear.

Critical Reading is the Catalyst: It unlocks advanced vocabulary, analytical reasoning, and context clues—teaching students how to question, analyse, and infer deeper meaning.

How does this course help my child?

Why choose our programme?

Our programme systematically pairs active listening with critical reading—giving primary students the exact tools they need to absorb information fast, think critically, and articulate their thoughts with confidence.

? Total Comprehension: Active Input, Instant Application

Comprehension skills only stick when put into practice. Every concept taught—from identifying key themes to decoding subtle context clues—is immediately applied through engaging audio passages, interactive texts, and guided discussions.

? Beyond the Surface: Unlocking Higher-Order Thinking

We teach children how to move past simple recall. Your child will learn how to identify main ideas, evaluate tone, decode complex vocabulary, and infer deeper meanings effortlessly.

Igniting Curiosity: Turning Passive Tasks into Passion

We transform reading and listening into a dynamic, interactive experience. Your child won’t just view these as passive classroom tasks—they’ll discover them as exciting gateways to exploring new worlds and ideas!

Why choose our programme?

Course Level Guide

Course Level
Age Range
Level 1
6-7 years old
Level 2
7-8 years old
Level 3
8-9 years old
Level 4
9-10 years old
Level 5
10-11 years old
Level 6
11-12 years old
Course Level Guide

Course Features

Receptive Skills

Receptive Skills

We help students to more deeply understand texts and audio, analyse main ideas, identify key details, and make logical inferences across a wide variety of genres.
Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking

We encourage students to question, evaluate, and reflect on what they read and hear, teaching them to identify tone, author intent, and underlying arguments rather than just memorising facts.
Full Sentence Writing

Full Sentence Writing

Our exercises guide students to formulate complete, grammatically sound answers. Students learn to restructure questions into full sentences, express opinions clearly, and back up their answers using evidence from what they read and hear.

FAQs

Why combine Reading and Listening into one course?
Reading and listening are both receptive comprehension skills—they require students to process, analyse, and retain information accurately. Training these skills together helps students develop stronger overall language intuition, learn context clues faster, and build confidence in understanding native English in both written and spoken forms.
My child can read words out loud, but struggles to answer comprehension questions. How does this course help?
We move beyond simple reading decoding to focus on active comprehension. We teach students proven strategies to identify main ideas, make logical inferences, decode tricky vocabulary in context, and express their thoughts clearly through full-sentence answers rather than one-word guesses.
Will my child learn how to write full-sentence answers?
Yes! A major focus of our course is closing the gap between understanding a passage and articulating the answer. We teach students how to restructure questions into grammatically correct, complete sentences and use evidence from the text or audio to justify their answers.
How do I know which level is right for my child?
We offer a no-pressure Free Trial & Assessment conducted by our native English teachers. We assess your child’s current core English skills to place them in the most suitable course for their current working level where they will feel both comfortable and challenged.