Course Description

All curriculum is founded upon mastery-based learning.  Each skill is introduced with a pre-test which allows the learner to demonstrate proficiency in the skill before studying it; if the learner already knows the skill and can demonstrate “mastery” by a pre-test, the individual may move on to the next skill to be studied.  If the learner does not show “mastery” of the skill, instruction and posttests are included to determine competency. Demonstrating competency allows each learner to advance through the course(s) at his/her own pace of learning. The following enrollment options are available for the course(s) of study. 

Pricing Options

Videos are subscription-based, allowing an individual to work at his/her own pace. Instruction may be purchased in 1-3-6 month blocks. Upon completion of subscription, additional blocks of time may be purchased allowing learner to continue the study from where he/she left off.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Intro To Course

    • Why study grammar?
  • 2

    Step One: Prepositional Phrases

    • What are Prepositional Phrases?

    • Identifying Prepositional Phrases

    • Practicing Prepositional Phrases (Part 1)

    • Practicing Prepositional Phrases (Part 2)

    • Prepositional Phrases Pre-Test

    • Prepositional Phrases Pre-Test (KEY)

    • Prepositional Phrases Worksheet

    • Prepositional Phrases Worksheet (KEY)

    • Prepositional Phrases Worksheet Tutorial

    • Prepositional Phrases Post-Test

    • Prepositional Phrases Post-Test (KEY)
  • 3

    Step Two: Subject Nouns

    • Finding Subject Nouns

    • More About Subject Nouns

    • Subject Nouns Pre-Test

    • Subject Nouns Pre-Test (KEY)

    • Subject Nouns Worksheet

    • Subject Nouns Worksheet (KEY)

    • Subject Nouns Worksheet Tutorial

    • Subject Nouns Post Test

    • Subject Nouns Post-Test (KEY)
  • 4

    Step Three: Verb

    • Identifying Verbs

    • Classifying Verbs

    • Verbs Phrases

    • Verbs Pre-Test

    • Verbs Pre-Test (KEY)

    • Verbs Worksheet

    • Verbs Worksheet (KEY)

    • Verbs Worksheet Tutorial

    • Verbs Post-Test

    • Verbs Post-Test (KEY)
  • 5

    Step Four: Complements

    • Identifying Complements

    • Classifying Complements Part Two

    • More Classifying Complements Part 3

    • Complements Pre-Test

    • Complements Pre-Test (KEY)

    • Complements Worksheet

    • Complements Worksheet (KEY)

    • Complements Worksheet Tutorial

    • Complements Post-Test

    • Complements Post-Test (KEY)
  • 6

    Using the Steps: Subject/Verb Agreement

    • Subject/Verb Agreement Errors

    • More Subject/Verb Agreement Errors

    • Subject/Verb Agreement Pre-Test

    • Subject/Verb Agreement Pre-Test (KEY)

    • Subject/Verb Agreement Worksheet

    • Subject/Verb Agreement Worksheet (KEY)

    • Subject/Verb Agreement Worksheet Tutorial

    • Subject/Verb Agreement Post-Test

    • Subject/Verb Agreement Post-Test (KEY)
  • 7

    Using the Steps: Dependent Clauses

    • Dependent Clauses

    • Dependent Clauses Pre-Test

    • Dependent Clauses Pre-Test (KEY)

    • Dependent Clauses Worksheet

    • Dependent Clauses Worksheet (KEY)

    • Dependent Clauses Worksheet Tutorial

    • Dependent Clause Post-Test

    • Dependent Clauses Post-Test (KEY)
  • 8

    Using the Steps: Sentence Types

    • Complex Sentences

    • Compound Sentences

    • Six Sentence Options Handout

    • Sentence Types Pre-Test

    • Sentence Types Pre-Test (KEY)

    • Sentence Types Worksheet

    • Sentence Types Worksheet (KEY)

    • Sentence Types Worksheet Tutorial #1

    • Sentence Types Worksheet Tutorial #2

    • Sentence Types Post-Test

    • Sentence Types Post-Test (KEY)
  • 9

    Using the Steps: Fragments

    • Identifying & Correcting Fragments

    • Fragments Pre-Test

    • Fragments Pre-Test (KEY)

    • Fragments Worksheet

    • Fragments Worksheet (KEY)

    • Fragments Worksheet Tutorial

    • Fragments Post-Test

    • Fragments Post-Test (KEY)
  • 10

    Using the Steps: Run-Ons

    • Correcting Run-Ons and Comma Splices

    • Run-Ons Pre-Test

    • Run-Ons Pre-Test (KEY)

    • Run-Ons Worksheet

    • Run-Ons Worksheet (KEY)

    • Run-Ons Worksheet Tutorial

    • Run-Ons Post-Test

    • Run-Ons Post-Test (KEY)
  • 11

    Using the Steps: Comma Usage

    • Comma Usage

    • Comma Usage Pre-Test

    • Comma Usage Pre-Test (KEY)

    • Comma Usage Worksheet

    • Comma Usage Worksheet (KEY)

    • Comma Usage Worksheet Tutorial

    • Comma Usage Post-Test

    • Comma Usage Post-Test (KEY)
  • 12

    Using the Steps: Pronouns

    • Pronoun Usage

    • Pronoun Problems

    • Pronouns Pre-Test

    • Pronouns Pre-Test (KEY)

    • Pronouns Worksheet

    • Pronouns Worksheet (KEY)

    • Pronouns Worksheet Tutorial

    • Pronouns Post-Test

    • Pronouns Post-Test (KEY)
  • 13

    Using the Steps: Verb Tense

    • Verb Tense

    • Verb Tense Pre-Test

    • Verb Tense Pre-Test (KEY)

    • Verb Tense Worksheet

    • Verb Tense Worksheet (KEY)

    • Verb Tense Worksheet Tutorial

    • Verb Tense Post-Test

    • Verb Tense Post-Test (KEY)
  • 14

    Using the Steps: Verbals

    • Verbals

    • Verbals Pre-Test

    • Verbals Pre-Test (KEY)

    • Verbals Worksheet

    • Verbals Worksheet (KEY)

    • Verbal Worksheet Tutorial

    • Verbals Post-Test

    • Verbals Post-Test (KEY)
  • 15

    Using the Steps: Capitalization & Punctuation

    • Capitalization & Punctuation

    • Capitalization & Punctuation Pre-Test

    • Capitalization & Punctuation Pre-Test (KEY)

    • Capitalization & Punctuation Worksheet

    • Capitalization & Punctuation Worksheet (Key)

    • Capitalization & Punctuation Worksheet Tutorial

    • Capitalization & Punctuation Post-Test

    • Capitalization & Punctuation Post-Test (KEY)

Founder

Ann Hamblin

Over the past three decades, Ann has helped hundreds of students make a successful transition into college-level work through her unique style of instruction. Her "down-to-earth" practical approach to teaching makes student learning “real-life.” She is an innovator whose love for learning and helping others learn has motivated her to develop mastery-based instructional materials in the areas of English, math, reading, and writing. Believing that all learning builds on prior knowledge, Ann focuses on building strong foundational skills on which higher levels of learning can be accomplished. Her talent is taking difficult concepts for students to master and simplifying those concepts where students can understand them and apply them to higher levels of learning.