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Crash Course in 3 Key Reading Strategies

Completed by 3 learners
Ages 14-18
Live One-Time Class
In this one-time class, students will learn and practise three reading strategies while reading a classic American short story.
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:
(12 reviews)

Live video meetings
Meets once
3-8 learners per class
60 min

What’s included

1 live meeting
1 in-class hours

Class Experience

US Grade 9 - 12
What can students do when they must read an unfamiliar text with new vocabulary? How can students find a way "in" to a text that seems boring or technical at first, or that was written in a different time period? Strong readers have a set of tools they can apply to a variety of situations to help them not only "get" the text, but engage with it.

In this one-time class, I teach students three key reading strategies: 
- Questioning
- Monitoring Understanding
- Making Inferences. 
These are key skills that are required for effective reading comprehension no matter what students are reading, from science textbooks to historical documents to popular media. They are components of strong cross-curricular literacy.

I teach this class using a combination of direct instruction, Socratic questioning (i.e. back and forth questioning and discussion), and shared reading of a short story out loud. We will read a classic American short story that is in the public domain. Students will get the chance to read parts of the story out loud, although this is not mandatory. As we read along as a group, we will pause to talk about the story, and to practise Questioning, Monitoring Understanding, and Making Inferences. 

Students are expected to know how to read at least at the eighth-grade level, and are expected to orally engage (at least a bit!) in discussion with the teacher and other students, by asking questions and sharing ideas. The the class will be paced somewhat quickly, and will follow this format:
- Intros and ground rules
- Demonstration of the three skills
- Reading out loud and pausing to discuss
- Wrap-up and appreciations

Learning Goals

Students will learn and practise the following reading strategies:
- Questioning
- Monitoring Understanding
- Making Inferences

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Content warning: The story we will read in class is "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. In this story, the protagonist learns that her husband has suddenly died. Please also note that the message of the story is critical of marriage as it existed in 19th-century America.
Supply List
It's a good idea for students to have pen or pencil and paper handy to write down any words they don't understand as we read the story together.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
The Course image is called "Reading List", is by KJGarbutt, and is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Meet the teacher

Joined August, 2022
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I have been teaching English, Social Science, and Special Education in a large public school district for 15 years. The three reading skills I teach here are part of a larger set of reading strategies that reading specialists consider essential for cross-curricular literacy. I recommend the following resource to parents who are interested in learning more: Teaching Reading in the Content Areas: If Not Me, Then Who? 3rd edition. by Vicki Urquhart and Dana Frazee.

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