Write Ahead is please to provide a proposed curriculum and program to help Coco Huo improve her written English clarity, organization and cohesion.  The program for non-native English speakers includes:

1. Proven writing teaching techniques:

   1. Writing lessons are based on evidence-based teaching methodologies which have been tested with thousands of students and have demonstrated better writing quality improvements over alternative teaching methods.  

2. A tailored curriculum

   1. Based on Coco’s writing sample, the writing skills we would focus on can be seen here:

   2. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SIdLSoKxbb79jGQ5SQ-exgkXhAruYJ328yAy1cHp_Zo/edit?usp=sharing

3. The topic for all lessons will be Coco’s school assignments

   1. The writing skills will be taught using Coco’s school assignments.  For example, if this week’s lesson is how to plan and create an argument outline, we would teach it while applying it to Coco’s current assignment to write an argument whether teachers should allow cell phones to be used in classrooms (one of her assignments as of March 3).

4. Write Ahead measures results

   1. Writing will be measured using our 20 point scoring metric which measures a student’s writing capabilities along 10 different criteria.  The scoring matrix for argument writing, with Coco’s writing sample scored, can be seen here:

   2. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m-7WW-4KhcsrlqgpF0cNRxztvdvZw3yjC7Y2DahoZeE/edit?usp=sharing

   3. Papers will be scored every month to measure improvement and identify areas of focus.

5. Write Ahead helps non-English speakers with grammar and vocabulary

   1. We will correct grammar and syntax errors within students’ homework each week to help improve their grammar based on learning through context

   2. We will assign 1-2 grammar practice exercises/week to practice the most pressing grammar needs

   3. We recommend Coco uses Membean.com, an interactive and tailored on-line vocabulary enrichment program that goes beyond memorizing meanings, it encodes new words to build a student’s word consciousness, for 10 minutes every day.

6. Transparency:

   1. Write Ahead will provide updates each month outlining progress and the upcoming lesson focus

7. Program structure:

   1. ​1 hour video call/week to focus on the week’s lesson

   2. Review and comment on all homework assignments emailed to the Write Ahead instructor

   3. Progress and curriculum update once/month

   4. Instructor has a Doctorate in education instruction and has 7 years of teaching experience, including 5 years of working with non-native English speakers

8. Length of program & payment terms

   1. The length of the program is for however long the student feels they are gaining value from the program

   2. The program can be ended at any time with no fees

9. Results

   1. Students will quickly see improvements in their writing quality and ease of completing writing assignments.  With time students will see improvements in the depth and strength of their evidence, arguments and narratives.

10. Program cost: USD $1,000/month

11. Next steps:

    1. To start please email hillary@write-ahead.com for the enrollment link