The best way to be ready for high school English is to have mastered the reading, spelling, grammar and writing skills taught in primary school. For students who are still working towards mastery, as all lessons at Amanda Dixon PhD are private, one-on-one lessons and tailored to the individual needs of a student, the focus is on filling the gaps in a student's learning. The main difference between primary and high school English is text analysis and analytical essays, which can involve analysing and writing a response in relation to novels, novellas, short stories, poems, films etc. At Amanda Dixon PhD, students who are ready start working on text analysis and analytical essay writing in year 6.