What's included
16 live meetings
12 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. I will post in the classroom each week the spelling pattern or rule we focused on as well as review words that can be practiced at home.Assessment
Each class will begin with a review of the phonogram, sound, or rule cards to determine which are mastered and which need more review. When students are building words with the tiles and writing words and sentences I will evaluate whether certain concepts need more review or are mastered.Class Experience
US Grade 4 - 6
Intermediate Level
All About Spelling uses multisensory, Orton-Gillingham based, learning. Kinesthetic learning includes building words with letter tiles and writing words, phrases, and sentences. Visual learning includes watching direct instruction of spelling concepts with the colored tiles, seeing the words written down, and looking at the review cards. Auditory learning includes verbally reviewing the review cards, segmenting words out loud, and saying the phonogram's sound as it is written. Each week I will incorporate the following activities: 1. Review phonogram cards, sound cards, key cards, and word cards. 2. Introduce a new spelling concept through direct modeling with the tiles followed by guided practice with the tiles, independent practice in writing, and application in writing in a word or sentence. 3. Analyze a given word based on previously learned spelling concepts and phonograms. 4. Assess your child's progress through their understanding of review cards and demonstration of the spelling concept in writing. 5. At the end of each step students will be given six words that contain the spelling concepts that they have been learning. They will write their own sentences using those words. They can choose to write six separate sentences or combine multiple words in each sentence. Students can write on their board with a dry erase marker or type in the chat. At the end of the course, students will spell words with a partner in breakout rooms while I individually assess the phonogram cards.
Learning Goals
Students will apply spelling strategies, spelling rules, and syllable division rules to new words.
Students will be able to determine if a long E word is spelled with IE, EI, or another vowel.
Syllabus
Curriculum
Follows All About Spelling Curriculum16 Lessons
over 8 WeeksLesson 1:
Exceptions to I Before E Generalization
We will review phonogram cards, word cards, and the CH word bank. I will introduce the exceptions to the I before E generalization. Students will build these exception words with their tiles. We will learn about the homophones seize, seas, and sees. Students will also write sentences with words that are I before E exceptions.
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Exceptions to I before E
We will review the sound, rule, and word cards. Students will complete page six of their I-Before-E book with ten exceptions to the rule. Then they will write sentences with words that follow the focus spelling pattern and create their own sentences with the six words given in the writing station.
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Mixed Practice with IE and EI
We will review phonogram cards and the short U spelled with A word bank. Students will complete page seven of their I-Before-E book and then I will build each word that was misspelled. Students will also write sentences with words from previous spelling lessons.
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
I Before E Review
We will review the sound, rule, and word cards. We will read through pages 9-11 of the I-Before-E book and I will reteach concepts as needed. Students will also write sentences with words from previous spelling lessons and create their own sentences with the six words given in the writing station.
45 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Learning Needs
Students with ADHD, dyslexia, and dysgraphia will benefit from the Orton-Gillingham style of instruction.
Pre-Requisites
Students should have completed All About Spelling levels 1-5.
Supply List
1. Students must purchase the All About Spelling Interactive Kit ($22.85) which includes the letter tiles used to build words OR the letter tiles app. The letter tiles app can only be used if the student has two devices, one to take the class and one to use the tiles app. https://www.allaboutlearningpress.com/tiles-and-boxes-s/ (Only if you have not purchased this previously) OR https://www.allaboutlearningpress.com/letter-tiles-app/ 2. If you purchase the physical letter tiles, you will need a large magnetic white board and a dry erase marker. The magnetic whiteboard is so that students can easily hold up the words they make for me to see. If you purchase the letter tiles app, a small white board and marker is needed. 3. Students will need a notebook to record word sorts, homophones, and silent E words.
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Live Group Course
$33
weekly or $260 for 16 classes2x per week, 8 weeks
45 min
Completed by 4 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-13
3-8 learners per class