English as an Additional Language (Grades 7–9)

Name: English as an Additional Language (Grades 7–9)
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Alberta · 7-9 · English as an Additional Language — the complete curriculum-aligned outline, taught skill by skill by MapleMind's AI tutor.

6Units

7Lessons

28Skills

Unit 1: Emerging Literacy (Levels A–B)

The starting rungs for learners who are new to formal schooling or to reading and writing in any language — building book-handling, letters, letter–sound links, and a first set of spoken words. A silent period is normal and welcomed here.

Level A — First Words & Letters

Level A — Listening
Level A — Speaking
Level A — Reading
Level A — Writing

Level B — Routines & Sounds

Level B — Listening
Level B — Speaking
Level B — Reading
Level B — Writing

Unit 2: Level 1 — Beginning

The first rung of the main continuum. The learner survives the school day in English: familiar routines, a starter set of social and classroom words, sounding out sight words, and writing in patterned sentences.

Level 1 — Everyday English

Level 1 — Listening
Level 1 — Speaking
Level 1 — Reading
Level 1 — Writing

Unit 3: Level 2 — Developing

The learner starts to handle familiar subject-area content, asks and answers questions with classmates, reads simple sentences with visual support, and writes basic simple sentences from frames.

Level 2 — Simple Sentences

Level 2 — Listening
Level 2 — Speaking
Level 2 — Reading
Level 2 — Writing

Unit 4: Level 3 — Expanding

The learner catches more detail, speaks on familiar subject-area topics, predicts from what they read, and writes a paragraph using simple and compound sentences from frames.

Level 3 — Into Paragraphs

Level 3 — Listening
Level 3 — Speaking
Level 3 — Reading
Level 3 — Writing

Unit 5: Level 4 — Bridging

The learner handles new social situations, brings in new vocabulary to express ideas, pulls main ideas and supporting details from subject-area text, and writes sequenced paragraphs from graphic organizers.

Level 4 — Ideas & Details

Level 4 — Listening
Level 4 — Speaking
Level 4 — Reading
Level 4 — Writing

Unit 6: Level 5 — Extending

The top rung of the Grades 7–9 ladder: the learner follows new subject-area situations, uses richer vocabulary in detailed sentences, reads with expression, and writes complex sentences with descriptive language, moving toward grade-level work.

Level 5 — Toward Grade Level

Level 5 — Listening
Level 5 — Speaking
Level 5 — Reading
Level 5 — Writing

Every skill above, taught one-on-one — free to try, no credit card.

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