1:1 ESL Friendly Nature Info Text: Reading Comprehension: Non-Fiction Practice
In this on-going course, students are given the opportunity to read aloud, identify key words and main ideas within text, and use those memorization skills to write a one-two sentence summary for each small paragraph or bullet point.
Amy Westrick, Certified English Teacher (She/Her)
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(57)
What's included
Meets on Demand
schedule meetings as needed25 mins
per sessionTeacher support
Assessment
Immediate verbal feedback is provided to the student during class.Class Experience
US Grade 4 - 8
Beginner - Advanced Level
The main goal of this course is for students to gain confidence in their reading skills: sound and word identification, reading tone and inflection, and pausing. Key word identification, underlining main idea and squiggle line supporting ideas. Students will improve memorization skills and will apply the strategies listed above to write a one-two sentence summary for each small paragraph or set of bullet points. Students build reading speed and fluency through daily practice and hearing English speaking models in the form of a native English speaking teacher and other students. Teacher suggestion: This is a course that is meant to have 20 meetings. All 20 meetings are suggested for student to achieve optimum success. Topics can continue per parent communication. Class structure is as follows: Welcome/ Warm Up/ Teacher Model (reading), Guided Practice (alternating turns while reading), Independent Practice (teacher model & student summary)/ Share Out Teacher will use many methods for engaging reluctant readers. (I'll read a sentence, then they read a sentence). Teacher will gauge readers progress and provides immediate verbal feedback to students in a way that builds student confidence. ********************************* Meeting 1 Topic Bizarre Beasties Meeting 2 Topic More Bizarre Beasties Meeting 3 Topic Branching Out Meeting 4 Topic Buffalo Blotters Meeting 5 Topic A Fishy Story Meeting 6 Topic 1 Snow Big Deal Meeting 7 Topic 2 The Two Elephants Meeting 8 Topic 3 By Any Other Name Meeting 9 Topic 4 More By Any Other Name Meeting 10 Topic 5 12 Odd Whale Facts Meeting 11 Topic 1 The Wonderful World of Weeds Part 1 Meeting 12 Topic 2 The Wonderful World of Weeds Part 2 Meeting 13 Topic 3 Sandier Sardines Meeting 14 Topic 4 Wild Movies Meeting 15 Topic 5 More Wild Movies Meeting 16 Topic 1 More Wild Movies Meeting 17 Topic 2 Buggy Proverbs Meeting 18 Topic 3 Very Weird Diseases Meeting 19 Topic 4 The Petrifying Well Meeting 20 Topic 5 More The Petrifying Well Meeting 21 Topic 1 The Raccoon Report Meeting 22 Topic 2 Take Two Worms and Call Me in the Morning Meeting 23 Topic 3 Take Two Worms and Call Me in the Morning continued Meeting 24 Topic 4 There's A Deer in My Bathroom Meeting 25 Topic 5 Feather Facts Meeting 26 Topic 1 It's Feral Cat Day Meeting 27 Topic 2 National Cobra Day Meeting 28 Topic 3 Dutch National Owl Day Meeting 29 Topic 4 Rhinoceros Dolphin Meeting 30 Topic 5 Citizen Canine Meeting 31 Topic 1 Nature's Pirates Meeting 32 Topic 2 Nature's Pirates continued Meeting 33 Topic 3 This Bites Meeting 34 Topic 4 You Should've Asked Your Mother Meeting 35 Topic 5 Home Strange Home Meeting 36 Topic 1 Home Strange Home continued Meeting 37 Topic 2 It's Alive Meeting 38 Topic 3 It's Alive continued Meeting 39 Topic 4 What's the Diff? Meeting 40 Topic 5 What's the Diff? part 2 Meeting 41 Topic 1 What's the Diff? part 3 Meeting 42 Topic 2 Mothers in Nature Meeting 43 Topic 3 Mothers in Nature continued Meeting 44 Topic 4 Bodewash & More Meeting 45 Topic 5 Guano & More Meeting 46 Topic 1 Real vampires Meeting 47 Topic 2 Real vampires continued Meeting 48 Topic 3 V Is for Venom Meeting 49 Topic 4 Life's A Beach Meeting 50 Topic 5 Giant Beach Worms (If unable to attend due to holiday, please let me know and I will send a refund for that single class/classes unable to attend.)
Learning Goals
The main goal of this course is for students to gain confidence in their reading skills: sound and word identification, reading tone and inflection, and pausing. Key word identification, underlining main idea and squiggle line supporting ideas. Students will improve memorization skills and will apply the strategies listed above to write a one-two sentence summary for each small paragraph or set of bullet points. Students build reading speed and fluency through daily practice and hearing English speaking models in the form of a native English speaking teacher and other students. Students will improve presentation skills.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Sometimes nature can include strange things, such as an animal nibbling on another animal. This is the case in predator or prey situations in the animal kingdom. Please let me know if you student is sensitive to nature items. I will do my best to avoid this items or select another reading for that day. Please keep in mind that the Course title includes Nature, so all reading excerpts will involve nature topics, including at times an animal walking while it is nibbling on another animal.
Supply List
Students need to bring a pencil or pen and a piece of paper to each class. Students and parents may choose for their student to write in a composition notebook from the dollar store. I highly suggest finding the scented erasers from the dollar store as well. The grape and blueberry smell lovely.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined October, 2020
4.9
57reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in English from Grand Valley State University
I have taught English Reading, Comprehension, Literature, and Composition for 17 years. I always look for humor in situations and do my best to keep a light-hearted happy mood in the classroom. I have taught ESL English at the Basic and Intermediate Levels of English using as many different teaching strategies as I can to boost student learning. I strive to boost student confidence in themselves and to push students academically to whatever is the next stage for their learning. My two boys have severe ADHD and mood disorders. (I have heard the ADHD here in the states is referred to executive function in other countries.) I enjoy teaching students of all backgrounds across the globe. Reviews
Live 1-on-1 Lessons
$45
per sessionMeets on demand
25 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-13
