Early Reading: Reading Blended Vowel Sounds (Diphthongs)
In this on going class, we will practice reading words with a different vowel blend (diphthong) each week. (IE- aw, au, oo, oy, etc). This class is ESL friendly.
Erin Purdie (B.A Elementary and Special Education)
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(871)
What's included
1 live meeting
25 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
US Grade Kindergarten - 2
Do you have a learner who recognizes letters and sounds? Are they starting to blend words to read simple words (like cat, sat, pam, ham) and ready to start learning to read? :) Research shows that one of the best way to learn to read tricky sounds is to keep practicing the repetitive words as a group. This on going class will introduce a different group of blended vowel sounds each week. When children learn to read they learn to sound out the words. In the English language, unfortunately, we have so many sounds that are tricky when they come in a specific order. We will use picture cards and letters to make words with a different blended sound each week! We will use playdoh to create our words. This will help kinesethic learners as well as make learning a little more fun! ;) Come with the printout provided, your modeling clay (like play doh), scissors, and glue. I can’t wait to learn with you!! This class is ESL friendly :)
Other Details
Parental Guidance
An adult may need to help the learner out with scissors.
Supply List
Learners will need the printout provided, any type of modeling clay (like play doh), scissors, and glue.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined June, 2020
4.9
871reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello new friends! I am so excited to meet you and have you in my classroom! :) My name is Erin Purdie and I am a mother of three (Burton 7, Poppy 6, and Penelope 4) from Richmond, VA. I was an elementary and special education teacher for 5 years before leaving the classroom to stay at home with my babies. I taught self contained autism (in a 6th/7th grade setting), 6th, 4th, and kindergarten special education, and 4th grade general education.
I love being at home with my children and teaching them through play, movement, and games. We try to make "learning" as fun as possible, without even realizing we're learning :). I am excited to bring this into the outschool classroom by learning with toys, movement, and play in an energetic and fun way. Through teaching in the public school and playing with my own kids, I have developed a lot of fun ways to learn!
Being a librarian, I also love to read on my free time. My favorite book is "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" by Mo Willems. My kids love anything by Sandra Boynton and the Pout Pout Fish books. I also enjoy following Jenna Bush Hager's book club and reading her suggested books, when I have time ;).
Class Policies:
1) If a class is small or has especially talkative students, we may end a little earlier or later, but I will always try to end on time.
2) If a scheduled class does not meet the minimum enrollment, I will contact the parent before class time to offer to transfer their learner to a new day and time. If requested, I may choose to teach the class at the original time.
3) Classes will begin on time, even if all learners are not yet present in the classroom. To respect the time of the learners in the class, I will contact absent learners after class to see if they had technical issues or other challenges.
4) If no learners are present in the classroom, I will wait 10 minutes into the scheduled time before exiting the classroom.
5) If I am late because of having technical challenges myself, I will offer to stay late or transfer learners to a new session.
6) I expect for learners to treat each other kindly in class and to show respect for everyone present. I treat others the way I want to be treated, and I expect the same in return.Reviews
Live Group Class
$11
weekly1x per week
25 min
Completed by 47 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-8
2-7 learners per class
