The Free Diagnostic Report — an Option at Your Child's Trial Lesson

Three things the diagnostic shows

• How well textbook vocabulary and key expressions have stuck — whether words your child has been taught actually surface naturally in conversation.
• The basics of pronunciation through short read-alouds — what's clear, what's habitual, what's worth attention.
• How smoothly your child can hold a simple English exchange — handling questions, repairing mistakes, keeping the conversation moving.

This is not a test or a graded assessment. The goal is to identify points worth attention and the genuine growth areas already visible.

What the diagnostic adds

The trial lesson itself is a short real lesson — the activities a regular class uses, tailored to your child. If you add the diagnostic, these four steps come first and take about 15 minutes:

• 1. Light opening — a friendly chat about school, English so far, and what's been on your child's mind. Lowers nerves before anything else starts.
• 2. Short dialogue and read-aloud — level-appropriate questions plus a brief textbook-level passage to read aloud.
• 3. Repair and recovery check — when your child gets stuck, how do they get unstuck? Observed in conversation, not tested.
• 4. Mapping the direction — together with you and your child, we name what to focus on next.

I take notes throughout. Japanese is welcome at any point. If the diagnostic sounds like more than your child wants, just say so when you book — the trial lesson goes ahead without it.

What you take home

If you asked for the diagnostic, I send you these two documents by email the same day, so your family can read them at home in your own time.

Diagnostic Report

• Three observations on current understanding (vocabulary, pronunciation, exchange)
• The points worth attention and the growth areas seen during the conversation
• Notes useful for your family's own thinking

Learning Roadmap

• How to build a textbook read-aloud habit — what, when, how much
• The grammar points worth prioritizing now, by school year
• Practice methods that build on what your child is already good at

The fuller diagnostic and learning plan are part of the first lesson after enrollment (included in the ¥8,000 entrance fee). The trial-lesson version is shorter, optional, and free.

What you can do afterward

1. Read the report at home with your child. Use it as a reference for whatever you decide to do next — at school, with me, or elsewhere.
2. Try the roadmap suggestions. Most are home-friendly: read-aloud habits, vocabulary review, light grammar focus.
3. If my approach looks like a fit, take the next step. Enrolling, or a closer look at my Junior High course, are both options — but only if you want them.

Receiving the report does not commit you to anything. "We're just looking right now" and "we want to compare other options" are both completely fine reasons to come.