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Beyond Sound It Out: Advanced Phonics for Early Reading (Dyslexia-Friendly)

Completed by 213 learners
Ages 5-8
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In this ongoing course, students with a strong foundation in reading CVC words, digraphs, and blends will expand their reading skills by decoding words with long vowels, diphthongs, and other tricky sounds based on the Science of Reading.
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Live video meetings
1x per week
3-7 learners per class
40 min

What's included

1 live meeting
40 mins in-class hours per week
Homework
1 hour per week. Worksheets, games, or reading passages will be provided for students to practice or "show off" the skills they are working on. These are always optional, and my hope is that they are a source of joy and pride for your learner.

Class Experience

US Grade Kindergarten - 2
Intermediate Level
In this ongoing class, learners with a basic understanding of decoding words will be introduced to advanced phonics topics. 

Each class will consist of an introduction to a new sound, including common spellings for that sound. The rest of class will be spent in a variety of games and activities with targeted practice for the new sound in words. A reading passage focusing on the new sound will be sent each week for practice in class and at home. My teaching philosophy is that if students are introduced to skills in a fun way, with safe and encouraging support, the skills are more likely to stay with the learner. My classes are fun and engaging, but structured and well-organized to optimize learning. In addition to specific sound-spelling combinations, general reading strategies will be emphasized to help learners decode tricky words. 

Students enrolling in this course should have a strong, comfortable command of reading CVC words (dog, cat, man). Students should also have a basic understanding of common digraphs (ch, sh, wh, th) as well as initial and final blends (such as st-, bl-, gr-, -nd, -st). They should also have a basic understanding of long and short vowel sounds, even if they do not know all of the spelling combinations for those sounds. If your student needs extra practice with these skills first, please check out my courses Sound It Out 1 (for CVC words) or Sound It Out 2 (for blends and digraphs). Feel free to reach out if you have questions about your learner's placement. 

Each class will assume a strong background in the above skills, but the individual advanced phonics taught in each session do not build on one another. Each skill will be taught in isolation, with the use of digraphs, blends, and short and long vowel sounds. This allows for learners to join for just one or a few classes, without having attended previous classes. Feel free to join for one week or all!

Week of June 2: Long O Sound (oa, o_e, oe, ow, o)
Week of June 9: Long E Sound (ee, ea, y, e_e, e)
Week of June 16: Long A Sound (ai, ay, ey, a, a_e)
Week of June 23: Long I sound (i_e, i, y, igh, ie)
Week of June 30: NO CLASS
Week of July 7:  Flex it
Week of July 14: R-controlled sounds
Week of July 21 /ow/ sound (ow, ou)
Week of July 28: Long U (oo, ew, u, ui, ue, u_e, ou)
Week of August 4: /oy/ sound (oi, oy)
Week of August 11: soft c/soft g


This class is largely based on the Reading Simplified system, which uses an effective and efficient method to accelerate student learning. It is also research-based and great for all students, including those with dyslexia.

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Pre-Requisites
Learners should be confident and comfortable reading CVC words, and familiar with blends, digraphs (ch, sh, th), and the concept of long and short vowels to be most successful in this course.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

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Teacher expertise and credentials
Illinois Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Master's Degree in Education from Dominican University
Bachelor's Degree from Middlebury College
I am a certified elementary teacher with years of experience in schools. I have also taught ESL for 3 years on-line, and hold an MA in Teaching from Dominican University. I am trained in the Orton-Gillingham approach through IMSE (30-hour) and the Reed Charitable Foundation Classroom Educator (30-hour course).

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