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Becoming a Word Sleuth

In this course the students will develop vocabulary skills, to understand and break down new words. The classes will focus on these topics: the process of syllabication, prefixes, suffixes, using context clues and inferencing.
Arlene Levine
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What's included

1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

This class is designed for students that are reading long vowel words within a passage without assistance. This class is aimed at developing your students vocabulary. The class will begin by using the process of syllabication  to break down unknown multisyllabic words. There are 6 rules to syllabication. The students will also do word study in the area of morphology understanding the meaning of prefixes and suffixes. We will also focus on words with in a passage using both context clues and inferencing skills.  The students will also learn about synonyms and antonyms of  the words that are introduced. This course will be presented in an interactive format. Students will be presented new information on google slides but activities will be presented in a game type format. For this class the students will need to have something to write with either pencil and paper or dry erase board and a dry erase marker. 

The following topics will be covered:  
Week 1  October 1st Introduction and the rules of Syllabication 1 and 2
Week 2 October  8th  Rules of syllabication  1-3  and study of prefixes. 
Week 3 October 15 th Rules of syllabication 1-4 and study of prefixes, 
Week 4  October  29th Rules of Syllabication 1-4 and introduction to suffixes.
Week 5 November 5th Rules of Syllabication 1-5 and suffixes
Week 6 November 12th Rules of Syllabication and context clues
Classes will continue till May

Structures of classes
Students build community through ice breakers
Introduction of  new skill being taught
learn the new vocabulary skills with teacher direction of examples
practice decoding  vocabulary and using the skill with teacher
work on new vocabulary word set individually
homework practice of 1-3 words provided after class

Learning Goals

Students will use syllabication rules to decode multisyllabic unknow words. They will learn about prefixes and suffixes and how they affect the meaning of words. We also will use context clues and inferencing in small passages. 
Topic 1 Introduction and the rules of Syllabication 1 and 2 , Topic 2  Rules of syllabication  1-3  and study of prefixes
Topic 3 Rules of syllabication 1-4 and study of prefixes ,Topic 4 Rules of Syllabication 1-4 and introduction to suffixes
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Other Details

Supply List
Students will be given a one page hand out before class on the rules of syllabication we are using. Students will need either a paper pencil or dry erase board and dry erase markers  markers for every class
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
We will refer to the rules of syllabication
Joined July, 2022
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Teacher expertise and credentials
New York Teaching Certificate in Special Education
New York Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Master's Degree in Education from The College of New Rochelle
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Mount Saint Mary College
I am a  certified Reading specialist, elementary education and  Special Education Teacher. Teaching children to love reading is what I love to do.

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$15

weekly

1x per week
45 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-13
3-9 learners per class

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