Deepening Reading Comprehension: How to Make Sense of What We Read by Thinking and Understanding

Does your child know how to read but has a difficult time understanding what was read? This class will teach your child how to deepen reading comprehension with some strategies and resources that are simple to practice and implement.

We will work on a skill for 2 weeks using different strategies and resources. Here is the schedule:
Weeks 1 and 2-Thinking about Reading
Weeks 3 and 4-Using prior knowledge to improve reading (schema)
Weeks 5 and 6-Making Inferences
Weeks 7 and 8-Asking Questions
Weeks 9 and 10-Finding important details
Weeks 11 and 12-Visualizing and Putting it all Together
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* NEW section starting in Jan. 2024 on Monday's at 6:30 pm EST:
Weeks 1 and 2-Thinking about Reading-  Jan. 27, Feb. 3
Weeks 3 and 4-Using prior knowledge to improve reading (schema)-  Feb. 10, 17
Weeks 5 and 6-Making Inferences- Feb. 24, March 3
Weeks 7 and 8-Asking Questions- March 10, 17
*Please note that there is NO class on March 24.*
Weeks 9 and 10-Finding important details- March 31, April 7
Weeks 11 and 12-Visualizing and Putting it all Together- April 14, 21


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During our time together, there will be engaging activities, read aloud books to practice the strategy, and time for students to implement the strategy with guided practice. Students will receive handouts to print or have access to each week during class. Students who are enrolled will also receive extra resources to practice each week’s skills at home. Practice at home is optional, but highly recommended. During weeks 3 and 4, students will have the opportunity to bring an item from home to use in class. (More directions will be given on this during weeks 3 and 4). There will be lots of discussion during our time together to ensure students understand the class material.  

We will spend time building on prior lessons and making connections so participation in all the lessons will be the most effective at helping your child improve his/her comprehension! Recordings can be shared if attendance isn't possible for all sessions.  

This class is designed for students who are able to read but may not be super confident in reading comprehension. This class will help them learn strategies to independently apply while reading to help them dig deeper for meaning! During my own classroom experience, these strategies were used most effectively for readers in the later part of first grade, and all throughout second and third grade. These strategies give readers an extra boost of confidence and help them gain a deeper reading comprehension. Please let me know if you have any questions about whether your learner may be ready for this class!