Elite Reading & Writing: The 5-Day Booster for the 2027 Selective Test

The NSW Selective Test demands a sophisticated command of both reading and writing. This intensive, 5-day academic booster is engineered to provide a significant uplift in your Year 5 child’s textual analysis and narrative construction skills. It is a strategic sprint designed to sharpen their interpretive abilities and creative expression, building the confidence and technical skill required to excel in the English component of the exam.

Who is This Booster For?

This program is for the Year 5 student preparing for the 2027 Selective Test who needs a concentrated push to achieve mastery in reading and writing. It is ideal for students looking to rapidly advance in:

• Comprehension of Complex Texts: An accelerated workshop on deciphering intricate literary and poetic texts, including the analysis of metaphors, symbolism, and thematic underpinnings.
• Narrative Technique Analysis: A deep dive into identifying and evaluating sophisticated narrative techniques such as allegory, foreshadowing, and unreliable narration for more accurate interpretation.
• Advanced Inference and Deduction: Sharpening the critical skill of reading between the lines to grasp implicit meaning in challenging, gapped texts.
• Character and Plot Dissection: An intensive focus on understanding complex character development and plot structures, and identifying the subtle cues that reveal deeper narrative layers.
• Literary Devices in Poetry and Fiction: A rapid upskilling in the analysis of literary devices like alliteration, onomatopoeia, and personification, and their effect and purpose in texts.
• Time Management and Test Endurance: Advanced strategies for managing time effectively across both reading and writing sections, and for maintaining focus and consistency under pressure.

The Accelerated Learning System

Our booster methodology is designed for maximum impact in a compressed timeframe. Every component is optimized for accelerated learning and retention:

• Full 2-Hour Interactive Zoom Sprints: Each day features a two-hour, high-energy, interactive session. These are dynamic workshops focused on textual analysis, creative writing exercises, and rapid skill acquisition.
• Your Dedicated Success Coach: To ensure this boost is personalized, each student is paired with a Success Coach. They provide targeted feedback on both reading and writing tasks, track accelerated progress, and ensure your child masters the techniques they need most.
• Daily High-Impact Homework: Targeted daily assignments are designed to immediately reinforce the concepts from each session, providing a crucial feedback loop for the coach to identify and resolve any difficulties.
• 7-Day Support Hotline: Your support network remains active 7 days a week. Contact us with any concerns for an immediate response, ensuring momentum is never lost during this critical booster week.

Exclusive Access to App Enabled Learning (BETA)

Students can now build vocabulary in a fun and interactive way, instead of through boring memorisation. The app helps them learn, play, and apply new words in a way so that they stick. A strong vocabulary is essential for success in reading and writing.

Writing should feel like play and reading should feel exciting. In this combined Reading & Writing course, students plan and craft imaginative stories each day with fun prompts and step-by-step skill builders, while also exploring poems, stories, and real-world case studies read aloud with text-to-speech and followed by smart comprehension questions. The result is a daily habit that boosts confidence, creativity, fluency, and broad general knowledge, key foundations for success at school and in Selective exams. Enrolment includes access to Scholarly’s Reading & Writing App (BETA) with audio support, targeted drills, instant feedback, and progress tracking.