Tiny Steps • Programme Guide

Grammar Levels Guide: Beginner, Advanced, or Writing?

Use this guide to compare the two Grammar course levels and decide when the child needs the broader Grammar programme versus dedicated Writing support. Generic grammar-class intent belongs to the Grammar programme; longer composition belongs to Writing.

Ages 5-122 tracks72 lessons across the pathway

Grammar level guide: choose accuracy support before writing support

Use Beginner or Advanced Grammar when sentence accuracy, tense control, punctuation, or correction is the main gap. Use the dedicated Writing programme when idea development, paragraphs, stories, editing, or longer composition is the main gap.

Parent intent: choosing a Grammar level • Beginner vs Advanced Grammar • when to choose Writing.

Primary programme owners:Grammar programmeWriting programme

Who It Is For

Choose the track that matches your child's stage

Compare the two Grammar course levels by current control. Use the dedicated Writing programme when idea development, paragraphs, stories, editing, or longer composition is the main need.

BasicAges 5–1036 lessons

Beginner Grammar

Word foundations, Grammar basics.

AdvancedAges 8–1236 lessons

Advanced Grammar

Sentence foundations, Tense control.

What Your Child Will Learn

The focus areas stay tied to the real course data

Each Grammar level below keeps a narrow course-stage role rather than competing with the main Grammar programme page.

Beginner Grammar

  • Word foundations
  • Grammar basics
  • Sentence building
  • Conjunctions + adverbs
  • Tenses basics
  • Guided writing + revision

Advanced Grammar

  • Sentence foundations
  • Tense control
  • Grammar accuracy
  • Connecting ideas
  • Advanced sentence craft
  • Speaking & writing mastery

Curriculum Path

Every track follows a named learning journey

Stage titles and lesson ranges below are pulled from the canonical curriculum structure already used in the app.

Beginner Grammar

Ages 5–10 • 36 lessons

6 stages

Lessons 1-6

Stage 1 — Word Foundations

Goal: Identify and understand the main basic word types.

Lessons 7-12

Stage 2 — Grammar Basics

Goal: Learn core grammar rules and usage basics.

Lessons 13-18

Stage 3 — Sentence Building

Goal: Build correct sentences with proper punctuation.

Lessons 19-24

Stage 4 — Conjunctions and Adverbs

Goal: Connect ideas and add detail to sentences.

Lessons 25-30

Stage 5 — Tenses Basics

Goal: Learn the three basic tenses in a simple and gradual way.

Lessons 31-36

Stage 6 — Sentence Writing and Final Revision

Goal: Apply learning to build and write meaningful sentences and short paragraphs.

Advanced Grammar

Ages 8–12 • 36 lessons

6 stages

Lessons 1-6

Stage 1 — Sentence Foundations

Goal: Build accurate sentences and control the three basic time frames.

Lessons 7-12

Stage 2 — Tense Control

Goal: Use different tense forms naturally while speaking and writing.

Lessons 13-18

Stage 3 — Grammar Accuracy

Goal: Speak and write with greater grammatical accuracy in everyday communication.

Lessons 19-24

Stage 4 — Connecting Ideas

Goal: Join ideas smoothly and express relationships between them clearly.

Lessons 25-30

Stage 5 — Advanced Sentence Craft

Goal: Build, combine, vary, and edit more sophisticated sentence structures.

Lessons 31-36

Stage 6 — Speaking & Writing Mastery

Goal: Apply grammar confidently in independent speaking, writing, and editing.

Outcomes Parents Can Expect

Published outcomes, not page-local promises

Use these level-specific outcomes to compare placement; use the Grammar and Writing programme owners for broad programme decisions.

Beginner Grammar

  • Build clear and meaningful sentences
  • Use punctuation and tenses correctly in simple writing
  • Write supported short paragraphs with confidence

Advanced Grammar

  • Speak in complete and grammatically controlled sentences
  • Use tense accurately according to time and meaning
  • Ask questions and form negative sentences naturally
  • Connect ideas using compound and complex sentence structures
  • Express reason, result, time, condition, and contrast clearly
  • Use richer and more varied sentence structures
  • Recognise and correct common grammatical errors
  • Maintain grammar, tense, and cohesion across longer writing
  • Write organised and meaningful paragraphs independently
  • Narrate, describe, explain, and express opinions confidently
  • Adapt language according to audience and purpose
  • Review and improve their own writing with less teacher support

Why Tiny Steps

A clear teaching approach for parents to evaluate

The hierarchy is deliberate: /grammar owns the broad Grammar programme, these course levels own Beginner or Advanced placement, and Writing owns longer composition.

The pathway spans ages 5-12 across 2 named tracks.

Every track has a fixed lesson count, for a total of 72 lessons across the full pathway.

The curriculum is broken into 12 named stages, so the next step is always visible.

Progression stays clear: Beginner Grammar -> Advanced Grammar.

Next Step

Book a free assessment to choose the right Grammar level

We will identify whether the child needs Beginner Grammar, Advanced Grammar, or a Writing-focused pathway.

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