Chant, Sing and Read for Fluency
Each week of this ongoing class, beginning readers will chant, sing and read a rhyme in order to build reading fluency and expression.
Lois Parris, BA, NBCT
Average rating:
4.4
Number of reviews:(25)
What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
Research shows that singing songs while reading the lyrics can help beginning readers develop reading fluency. For each session of this ongoing class, learners will receive a new coloring page with a printed nursery rhyme and a picture of the characters. In class, we will learn to chant the rhyme together with rhythm. Then we will add a melody and sing it together. Learners will analyze the weekly text by looking for high frequency words, rhyming words or alliteration. Finally, for continued learning throughout the week, learners will practice what they have learned in class by reading their new rhyme to others or for a video to share with the teacher. The weekly coloring pages could be saved and then compiled into an ever expanding book for the learner to read whenever they desire. Each week will feature a new rhyme such as: 5/11/21: Humpty Dumpty 5/18/21: Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater 5/25/21: Little Miss Muffet 6/1/21: Row, Row, Row Your Boat Each week a video of the teacher singing the rhyme of the week will be uploaded to the classroom for the learners to sing with throughout the week.
Other Details
Supply List
Weekly coloring/rhyme page downloaded from the classroom and printed. Crayons/markers/colored pencils
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined July, 2020
4.4
25reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello Outschool Community!
I am Lois Parris, Music Educator for 27 years experience working with people of all ages from babies to adults. I'll save the list of my credentials for last in order to keep things more interesting.
My earliest family memories center on making music and reading stories with my brothers and parents as part of our family time each day. I believe this was the birth of my dual-passions for music and literacy. I feel that everyone needs to learn to make and respond to music from the day they are born because, in doing so, we learn to process our feelings and manage our impulses. In addition, Music is the Great Community Builder! Our first community is our family so it is natural to make music together.
I offer several different types of classes/courses for you. Included are be:
- a General Music Curriculum based on the National Music Standards for learners ages 5-11.
-Recorder Karate - a motivating method for students to learn to play a recorder while practicing music literacy skills.
-Small Group Ukulele - Learners play together to practice new chords and strum patterns.
-Reading fluency classes using nursery rhymes
Some other ideas I have include things like sing-along storytimes, digital music composition and stuffed animal sing-alongs.
Be sure to click the Heart in my profile to be notified when I schedule new classes.
I look forward to seeing your learners in my classroom!
Here are my credentials:
I am a North Carolina Licensed Music Educator for Grades Kindergarten through 12th grade with 20 years experience. In addition, I am certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards as an Accomplished Teacher in the area of Early Childhood Music (ages 3-12). I currently teach Music in a North Carolina Public Elementary school. As part of my work in the public schools, I have been trained in several literacy learning techniques. I also teach private beginning and intermediate piano lessons. In times gone by, I started and managed a public library-based literacy outreach for Preschools and Daycare providers which included story-time for children and literacy training for their teachers.Reviews
Live Group Class
$7
weekly1x per week
30 min
Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-6
2-6 learners per class
