What's included
34 live meetings
25 hrs 30 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade 3 - 6
This is a multi-day elementary ELA skills class where learners will meet 2X weekly and work on improving their ELA skills to include reading, comprehension, vocabulary building and grammar. Learners will work on phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and reading comprehension. They will be assessed, engage in choral and partner reading, practice decoding skills, make predictions in their reading, learn to ask questions, review and learn new sight words, practice different writing activities, develop speaking and listening skills. Learners will be introduced to new words to build their vocabulary, practice saying the new word, repeat the word/s, practice the spelling and usage of the new word in sentences they create. The goal of this Elementary ELA Skills class is for each learner to interact and communicate with each other, build their skills and learn to enjoy English Language Arts. Week 1: Introductions, class format, initial reading assessment Week 2: Pop spelling quiz, writing prompts activity, choral reading activity Week 3: Introduce new vocabulary words, introduce parts of speech: nouns, pronouns Week 4: Introduce grammar skills: types of sentence & paragraph writing, rules for writing, capitalization, punctuation Week 5-8: Utilizing reading and comprehension strategies, spelling, writing, and grammar skills with Realistic Fiction Week 9-12 - Utilizing reading and comprehension strategies, spelling, writing, and grammar skills with Non Fiction Week 13-16 - Utilizing reading and comprehension strategies, spelling, writing, and grammar skills with Poetry Week 17 - Wrap up, End of session assessments
Other Details
Supply List
Open mind Willingness to learn something new each day Ready to participate and share Dry erase white board Dry erase marker/s Dry erase eraser Notebook Pen / pencil
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in Education from Indiana University
As a former teacher and Principal, I have taught every subject in the elementary curriculum from grades Kindergarten to eighth grade [as well as high school English] and ESL to learners from 4 years of age to adults on three different continents. As a Principal, I wrote curriculum, meeting core standards for a few different states. I enjoy teaching learners of all ages, working with teachers and parents.
I LOVE teaching! and am happy to be teaching here on Outschool.
Reviews
Live Group Class
$3
weekly or $36 for 34 classes2x per week, 17 weeks
45 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
2-10 learners per class