What's included
0 pre-recorded lessons
10 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
to the contentHomework
1-2 hours per week. In order to improve their skills, writers will do the lessons once or twice a week. They will send me a package on Sundays with all their assignments in one message.Assessment
I will give feedback to help them improve within two days of receiving their packages. I will correct their sentences and then give them encouraging feedback to help them improve.Class Experience
US Grade Preschool - 3
Beginner - Intermediate Level
This flex class includes eight weeks of two to three video lessons a week in pronunciation, writing, and grammar. They can be done over a couple days, as well as five animated videos a week to help students with listening and speaking. The kids reply in the classroom with their own animated videos. This is a fun way to help them become more comfortable speaking English. Every week, they also must post at least one animated question of their own, asking questions to the other students who then reply to the animated videos. In this way, they improve their conversation skills, asking each other questions and responding in English. I taught ESL and writing in Korea and Los Angeles for the last twenty years, and I currently teach writing in a bilingual school in Los Angeles. This ten week class will help your child improve their writing and speaking through storytelling and imagination. They will learn a lot! Every Sunday, you send me their writing from the weekly videos and a longer speaking assignment. The longer speaking assignment is one to two minutes. They don't read it. I send feedback on the writing and the speaking before the following Sunday. This feedback tends to take me a lot of time, which is why I don't offer discounts on this course. It's at the lowest possible price I can do it. Week One: Phonics, Pronunciation, Writing a Basic Sentence Week Two: Basic vocabulary and pronunciation, Simple Present, Present Continuous Week Three: Phonics, Pronunciation, Writing a More Advanced Sentence with Adjectives Week Four: Present Perfect, Simple Past, Vocabulary, Pronunciation Week Five: Prepositions, Gerunds, Vocabulary, Pronunciation Week Six: Phonics, Pronunciation, Vocabulary, Writing an Advanced Sentence with an Adverb Clause Week Seven: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Writing a Story, Pronunciation, Conversation skills Week Eight: Writing a story, Reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Pronunciation, Conversation
Learning Goals
Students will improve their speaking and writing fluency, grow their writing confidence, and develop basic writing and speaking skills.
Other Details
Learning Needs
I give a few different options and a couple skill levels to help any learner.
Parental Guidance
This class will have fun, silly animated videos to make the speaking a little easier and more playful. I'll use Canva for the lessons with pictures and inspiration, and also to teach the phonics and sight words.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree from Vermont College of Fine Arts
I'm a writing teacher with over twenty years of teaching experience and also a published novelist. I've taught in the Los Angeles Unified School District, to ESL learners in Los Angeles and Korea, and to homeschooled kids in both New York City and Los Angeles. My goal is to make students feel confident about their writing and inspired to write even more.
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Self-Paced Class
$13
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Ages: 5-12