Native English Speaking Teachers
QuickStart ESL has a rigorous teacher selection process with a passing rate of less than 5% of applicants. our teachers must have a proven academic background and previous experience in the classroom. we then train our teachers to maintain our teaching standards.
Non-Native English Speaking Teachers
QuickStart ESL has a rigorous teacher selection process with a passing rate of less than 5% of applicants. our teachers must have a proven academic background and previous experience in the classroom. we then train our teachers to maintain our teaching standards.
QuickStart ESL has a rigorous teacher selection process with a passing rate of less than 5% of applicants. our teachers must have a proven academic background and previous experience in the classroom. we then train our teachers to maintain our teaching standards.
Rigorous Teacher Selection process
Proven academic background
Initial Training
Level I consists of 6 units, each unit containing 14 sessions broken down into learning cycles. This level is appropriate for 0-A1 CEFR level learners. Level 1 focuses on basic reading skills such as capital and lowercase letter recognition, moving on to Individual phonics sounds, vowels, blending sounds to read cvc words and rhyming with word families. If the student cannot read but is a confident speaker, they still belong in Level 1.
student can actively respond to one step directions like “circle” or “draw a line with the help of TPR
student is able to repeat single words and very basic introductory dialogue
students are not expected to read at this level
Number of units: 6
CEFR level placement: 0-A1
Vocabulary: 110 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 40 high frequency words
Sentence patterns: 90 sentence patterns
Level 1 unit 1 consists of 14 sessions. This unit introduces capital and lowercase letter recognition, counting from 1-10. This unit provides activities for students to learn the concepts of sizes, and same or different. Students will learn to share details about themselves such as their name, age, and country.
All about me (name,age,country)
Capital and lowercase letter recognition
None
Yes or No, same or different
Vocabulary words: 32 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 10 high frequency words
Level 1 unit 2 consists of 14 sessions. This unit continues learning Capital and lowercase letter recognition while introducing the concept of alphabetical order. This unit provides activities for students to learn about shapes and pronouns (boy or girl). These concepts are matched with family as the theme for this unit.
Family
Vocabulary words: 24 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 10 high frequency words
Level 1 unit 3 consists of 14 sessions. This unit introduces vowels and consonants while continuing exercises on beginning sound recognition. This unit provides activities for students to learn about colors. These concepts are matched with emotions as the theme for this unit.
Emotions
pronouns
Colors
Vocabulary words: 15 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 8 high frequency words
Level 1 unit 4 consists of 14 sessions. This unit introduces how to sound out and blend vowels and consonants together. These concepts are matched with body parts as the theme for this unit.
Body parts
pronouns
Vocabulary words: 22 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 10 high frequency words
Level 1 unit 5 consists of 14 sessions. This unit introduces CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) reading. Unit 5 provides activities for students to learn demonstrative pronouns and prepositions. These concepts are matched with animals as the theme for this unit.
Animals
CVC Reading, word families
Demonstrative pronouns
Prepositions
Vocabulary words: 25 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 8 high frequency words
Level 1 unit 6 consists of 14 sessions. This unit introduces Rhyming and word families. Unit 6 provides activities for students to learn the concept of like / don’t like and how to use in phrases. These concepts are matched with food as the theme for this unit.
Food
pronouns
Like/ don’t like
Vocabulary words: 20 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 10 high frequency words
Level 2 consists of 6 units, each unit containing 14 sessions broken down into learning cycles. This level is appropriate for A2 CEFR level speakers. This level focuses on building vocabulary through reading and introduces grammar rules.
Students are expected to actively respond to multi-step instructions.
Students are expected to be able to answer simple questions.
Students can read CVC words and basic sentences.
Number of units: 6
CEFR level placement: A2
Vocabulary: 156 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 55 high frequency words
Sentence patterns: 110 sentence patterns
Level 2 unit 1 consists of 14 sessions. This unit begins with activities to review beginning sound recognition, vowels, and word families . Unit 1 provides activities for students to learn pronouns. These concepts are matched with family and home as the theme for this unit.
None
Vocabulary words: 34 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 10 high frequency words
Level 2 unit 2 consists of 14 sessions. This unit introduces CVC reading. Unit 2 provides activities for students to learn the concepts of nouns, and prepositions. These concepts are matched with animals as the theme for this unit.
Animals
CVC Reading
Nouns
Rhyming
Vocabulary words: 32 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 10 high frequency words
Level 2 unit 3 consists of 14 sessions. This unit introduces long vowel sounds. Unit 3 provides activities for students to learn the concepts of nouns, and articles. These concepts are matched with weather and seasons as the theme for this unit.
Weather and Seasons
Long vowel sounds
Nouns, articles
Rhyming
Vocabulary words: 30 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 8 high frequency words
Level 2 unit 4 consists of 14 sessions. This unit introduces long vowel sounds. Unit 4 provides activities for students to learn the concepts of singular and plural nouns, articles., and demonstrate pronouns. These concepts are matched with body parts and clothes as the theme for this unit.
Body parts and clothes
Long vowels
Singular and plural nouns / articles
Demonstrative pronouns
Vocabulary words: 28 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 10 high frequency words
Level 2 unit 5 consists of 14 sessions. This unit introduces blending sounds. Unit 5 provides activities for students to learn the concept of verbs. These concepts are matched with body parts and senses as the theme for this unit.
Body parts and senses
Blending Sounds
Verbs
Sight words
Vocabulary words: 28 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 10 high frequency words
Level 2 unit 6 consists of 14 sessions. This unit introduces blending sounds. Unit 6 provides activities for students to review the concepts of the grammar rules from the previous units. These concepts are matched with days of the week as the theme for this unit.
Days of the week
Blending sounds
Nouns vs. verbs
Vocabulary words: 32 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 10 high frequency words
Level 3 consists of 9 units, each unit containing 14 sessions broken down into learning cycles. This level is appropriate for B1-B2 CEFR level speakers. Level 3 focuses on reading comprehension of classic short stories retold by QuickstartESL designed to incorporate concepts learned from previous units. Level 3 aims to keep students engaging in a free talk-style discussion with the teacher that incorporates previously learned sentence structures.
Students are expected to actively respond to multi-step instructions.
Students are expected to be able to ask questions and engage in a free talk-style discussion
Student can read short stories.
Number of units: 9
CEFR level placement: B1-B2
Vocabulary: 224 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 80 high frequency words
Sentence patterns: 130 sentence patterns
Level 3 unit 1 consists of 14 sessions. This unit introduces short and long vowels. Unit 1 provides activities for students to learn or review the concept of nouns and articles. These concepts are matched with ordinal numbers as the theme for this unit.
Ordinal Numbers
Vocabulary words: 35 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 10 high frequency words
Place Value
Blending sounds, sight words
Irregular plurals
Articles
Vocabulary words: 32 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 10 high frequency words
Level 3 unit 3 consists of 14 sessions. This unit focuses on reading comprehension. Students will read the short story: “the three little pigs” retold by QuickstartESL designed to match concepts students’ have learned from previous units. Unit 3 provides activities for students to learn the concepts of word problems, and irregular plurals. These concepts are matched with the short story, “The Three Little Pigs” as the theme for this unit.
Regular Plurals
Word problems
Vocabulary words: 32 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 12 high frequency words
Level 3 unit 4 consists of 14 sessions. This unit introduces dipthongs. Unit 4 provides activities for students to learn the concept of adjectives. These concepts are matched with senses: flavors as the theme for this unit.
Senses : flavors
Adjective
Grammar review
Vocabulary words: 26 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 10 high frequency words
Level 3 unit 5 consists of 14 sessions. This unit introduces dipthongs. Unit 5 provides activities for students to learn the concept of adjectives. These concepts are matched with senses : touch as the theme for this unit
Senses : touch
Adjective
Grammar review
Vocabulary words: 30vocabulary words
High frequency words: 10 high frequency words
Level 3 unit 6 consists of 14 sessions. This unit focuses on reading comprehension. Students will read the short story: “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” retold by QuickstartESL designed to match concepts students’ have learned from previous units. Unit 6 provides activities for students to learn the concepts commas, double adjectives. These concepts are matched with the short story, “Goldilocks and the three bears” as the theme for this unit.
Reading comprehension
Double adjectives
Commas
Vocabulary words: 28 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 10 high frequency words
Level 3 unit 7 consists of 14 sessions. This unit introduces digraphs. Unit 7 provides activities for students to learn the concept of verbs. These concepts are matched with telling time as the theme for this unit
Telling time
Digraphs, sight words
Verbs
Pronouns
Vocabulary words: 34 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 10 high frequency words
Level 3 unit 8 consists of 14 sessions. This unit introduces digraphs. Unit 8 provides activities for students to learn the concepts of changing verbs and tenses. These concepts are matched with movements and forces as the theme for this unit.
Movements and forces
Digraphs, sight words
Changing verbs, tenses
none
Vocabulary words: 30 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 10 high frequency words
Level 3 unit 9 consists of 14 sessions. This unit focuses on reading comprehension. Students will read the short story: “the tortoise and the hare” retold by QuickstartESL designed to match concepts students’ have learned from previous units. Unit 9 provides activities for students to learn the concepts of verbs, changing verbs, and tenses. These concepts are matched with the short story, “the tortoise and the hare” as the theme for this unit.
Reading Comprehension, sight words
Verb, tenses, changing words
None
Vocabulary words: 28 vocabulary words
High frequency words: 12 high frequency words
The 6E’s is an adapted model based on an instructional model called the “five Es” by the biological science curriculum study (BSCS). This instructional model is student-centered and helps students build their understanding about new knowledge from their past experience and knowledge.
The 6E’s represent six stages of a sequence for teaching and learning: Engage, Explore, Explain. Elaborate, Enrich and Evaluate. In the QuickStart ESL learning system, the 6E’s model is applied in the following ways:
Our Curriculum team designed the program to inspire students’ interest and get them actively involved in the lessons through fun and engaging activities, our teachers are highly trained to maintain engagement while pre-accessing prior understanding and tracking progress
The 6E’s is an advanced as well as effective instructional model which is widely recommended by psychologists and experts in education. The model is not only applied by BSCS but also by other authorities, such as nasa, Ivy Leauge colleagues and universities, top American elementary and secondary schools, industries of education technology and education publishing.
inspire the students' interest through fun and engaging activities.
provide various opportunities for students to understand certain concepts and skills.
Review and refine concepts through different activities and examples.
Provide more opportunity to develop a greater depth of understanding to make connections with concepts and real life conversation.
Provide various opportunities to practice and explore in more depth to transfer concepts to more complex problems.
Students and teachers evaluate the learning outcome together
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