Cracking the Code: Reading Practice for Fluency and Comprehension
In this on-going class, learners with a basic understanding of long vowels, diphthongs, and multisyllable words will practice reading in a fun and encouraging way to improve reading comprehension and fluency based on the Science of Reading.
Jess Coulter, M.A.T. (Orton-Gillingham, Dyslexia)
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1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
US Grade 1 - 3
Intermediate Level
In this class, learners will focus on one reading passage each week. My lessons are well-organized with clear goals, but are taught in a fun atmosphere with engaging and interactive components. Texts will vary, poetry and prose, fiction and non-fiction, to expose readers to language in a variety of ways. Texts will generally be at a 1st/2nd grade level. Each session will stand alone, and students can join for one class or all! Sessions will follow this general format: 1. Phonics or fluency mini-lesson based on the passage 2. Individual reading of the passage 3. Round-robin or choral reading of all or part of the passage 4. Comprehension skill related to the text (main idea and details, sequencing, compare and contrast, asking questions, reading with purpose, vocabulary, retelling, summarizing) This class is a follow-up to my "Beyond Sound it Out" course. Students joining this class should have a basic understanding of long vowels (and various spellings for those sounds), digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh), diphthongs (oi, ow, aw), and multi-syllabic words to be most successful. Passages used will be from readworks.org, Reading Simplified, or other sources from which I've received permission or are in the common domain, and will be provided before the class as well as viewable on the teacher's screen. Because comprehension and phonics skills can arise organically from a group of students, comprehension topics will be responsive to student input and needs. Topics for the Week Of: August 12: Poetry August 19: Readers Theater **Classes resume in September September 9: Unusual Creatures (only some sections running) September 16: Intelligent Animals September 23: Sports September 30: Fables October 7: Reader's Theater October 14: Careers October 21: The Human Body October 28: Fiction November 4: Greek myths November 11: Poetry November 18: Reader's Theater November 25: NO CLASS December 2: Transportation December 9: Poetry December 16: Reader's Theater **NO CLASS the weeks of December 23 and 30. Classes will resume the week of January6.
Learning Goals
Learners will gain confidence and fluency, as well as building comprehension skills with texts at the 1st-2nd grade level.
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Pre-Requisites
Learners enrolling in this class should be reading CVC, CVCe, and vowel team multi-syllable words. If your learner isn't quite there, consider my "Beyond Sound it Out" course!
Supply List
Passages will be sent 24 hours before class (and available as a post for people who register after the 24 hour mark each week). White board and marker might also be helpful tools.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined July, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Illinois Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
2 Degrees
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 preschool and second grade. I have also taught ESL for 3 years on-line, and hold an MA in Teaching from Dominican University.
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Live Group Class
$11
weekly1x per week
30 min
Completed by 142 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-8
3-8 learners per class
