What's included
Meets on Demand
schedule meetings as needed25 mins
per sessionTeacher support
Assessment
Immediate verbal feedback is provided throughout the class meeting.Class Experience
US Grade 2 - 8
Beginner - Advanced Level
This course is for students who need rigorous reading and writing practice at a slower rate. My goal is for your student to perform at the beginning high school level by the end of the fifth grade. My goal for all students is to help them achieve reading and writing at the beginning college level, if not beyond. I will conference with you before class begins to identify your student's current performance levels, your goals for your student, and will create an individualized plan to meet those goals. Students will work toward mastery in writing conventions, strength of ideas, voice, strong organization, word choice, and sentence fluency. Students will also work toward mastery in reading accuracy, speed, and comprehension. This course is also designed for students who need to achieve a particular reading goal in a certain amount of time. If you are wanting to perform well on a reading performance test, I am the teacher for you. I model how to do everything I am asking students to do. Contact me, if your student needs to have a particularly high score for a school entrance exam. You may have only six weeks to prepare in addition to your regular coursework. I will help to focus a student's attention on that goal and the easiest steps we can take to get the results that are desired. I will also share an outline of how much time I feel I need to help you accomplish your goal. Anything worth doing is worth doing well. I am very clear in my communication regarding the goals we can accomplish in the time period you are desiring. A Sample Class Structure: Greeting/ Outline topic for the day/ Instruction/ Paired Practice with Me/ Independent Practice/ Review Together and Reteach if Necessary While I am bubbly and engaging, I am quite serious about tutoring goals. You are paying me for a reason, and my intention is to provide clear instruction to produce the outcome desired. If you are looking for a slower paced class. I teach a reading course that meets 22 times over 11 weeks for students to develop mastery in reading comprehension. You can find that course here: https://outschool.com/classes/distracted-reader-help-i-have-no-idea-what-i-just-read-7QAemOCo?sectionUid=56690236-8170-42f2-a371-30f2acc5e4cb&usid=4X6leedf&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link I also teach a writing course that meets 24 times over 12 weeks for students to develop mastery in ideas, word choice, capitalization, punctuation, organization, and voice. You can find that course here: https://outschool.com/classes/24-markers-24-different-techniques-for-faster-writing-5JzOdAwC#us4X6leedf
Learning Goals
Students will work toward mastery in writing conventions, strength of ideas, voice, strong organization, word choice, and sentence fluency. Students will also work toward mastery in reading accuracy, speed, and comprehension.
Other Details
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in English from Grand Valley State University
I have taught middle and high school English Language Arts for 17 years. I have taught English literature and composition for advanced students preparing for private high schools with even higher aspirations of attending ivy league schools. Previous experience:
*teaching all grade levels from grades 4 through 12
*tutoring adult college students in these areas as well
*teaching students with minimal English and have taught seventh grade students who read at first grade level.
I have achieved great success for myself while completing courses in my doctoral program.
Reviews
Live 1-on-1 Lessons
$45
per sessionMeets on demand
25 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13