First Grade- Phonics and Reading Comprehension- Semester- Full Curriculum
Our year round semester class will meet in the Autumn/ Fall and Spring semesters. We will build literacy skills on a First grade level in phonics and reading comprehension standards with a full curriculum.
Kristy Craig- Certified Teacher
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What's included
3 live meetings
1 hrs 30 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
1 hour per week. Students will be provided optional at home activities that include spelling lists, fluency passages/ readers, optional assessments, and learning activities.Assessment
Students will be given the option to take formal assessments at home with parental supervision. Such as spelling test, comprehension assessment, and fluency assessments. Our limited class time doesn't allow for formal assessments of this nature. During class, students will be informally assessed and checks for understanding will occur throughout the lesson.Class Experience
US Grade 1
Intermediate Level
🍎In this class, we will dig into the content and instructional practice that students would receive within a brick and mortar classroom for their literacy block. Our instructional focus will support learners who are working on a first grade level or students needing standards based support for a first grade student. We will work on the skills, content, and standards students will need to master during their first grade academic semesters 1 and 2.
For our phonics instructional focus, we will be supplementing the Saxon Phonics framework with phonics rules, sounds, and systematic approach. We will focus on a specific phonics skill each class. Have optional spelling and sight words for reinforcement and practice at home. Our phonics skills will be implemented into a fluency passage for context reading during class and at home.
Our reading strategies will include a standards based approach to support comprehension for first grade learners. We will include high interest read alouds and text experts, modeling, active student participation with discussion and vocabulary chants, foldables and graphic organizers to extend learning, and assessment pieces to check comprehension mastery and independent levels.
Each class will follow a general pattern for phonics, comprehension, and fluency practice. We will be able to build on skills throughout the week, but each class will have a stand alone focus.
Students are able to come an go within the semester as long as their is an opening for enrollment. Resources for the week will be sent out a week in advanced to be printed for class. (comprehension passages, graphic organizers, handwriting pages, class support resources)
🍎Refund Policy:
New Families:
I am happy to give a $9 partial credit back for new enrolling families that enroll after a class meeting in the week has already occurred, upon request. A $3 credit will be kept for classroom materials and the recordings. You will receive all classroom materials for the week and recordings once we meet to verify learners. If you have any questions about this, please send me a personal message through Outschool.
Enrolled families:
Each learner/ parent account is charged the weekly subscription fee to secure your place in class. Each subscription fee covers a Sunday to Sunday date range. Class fees are not able to be saved for future classes and refunds are not provided for missing class (aligned with Outschool standard refund policies).
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🍎New Fall semester to begin August 12, 2024.🍎
🍎Class Framework for 2024- 2025-
⭐️Semester 1 to begin August 12, 2024 ⭐️.
1 week off at Thanksgiving (November 25- 29)
Semester 1 ends- December 20
Semester 2 begins- January 6, 2025
(Week of Oct 28) Week 12:
Phonics: digraph OO, letter J, Floss Rule, Spelling list 12
Comprehension: Text Structure- fiction or nonfiction, story is about--, what can we learn from this book, who are the characters, where does the story take place, what happens in the story.
(Week of November 4-8) Week 13:
Phonics: Letter V, //c, {ble final stable syllable, Spelling list 13.
Comprehension: Text Structure- fiction or nonfiction, story is about--, what can we learn from this book, who are the characters, where does the story take place, what happens in the story.
❤️ Week of November 3- the end of daylight savings time. Please check our class to schedule to see how the time changes impacts your timezone. ❤️
(Week of November 11-15) Week 14:
Phonics final stable syllables, coding when chunking. Spelling list- optional support.
Comprehension: parts of a book and finding information in a book in literature and informational books.
(Week of November 18 ) Week 15:
Phonics vowel Y (i), vowel y (e) or suffix -y, combination -er (WS 64). Spelling list 14.
Comprehension: Using illustrations in literature stories to gain a deeper meaning of details, characters, and connections. Comparing two stories.
****November 25-29**** Holiday Break. We will not have class this week and you will not be charged.
(Week of December 2-6 ) Week 16:
Phonics- trigraph -igh , compound words , suffix -ly/ -less/ -ness, Spelling list 15.
Comprehension: Using illustrations in literature stories to gain a deeper meaning of details, characters, and connections.
(Week of December 9-13 ) Week 17:
Phonics- Review long and short vowels, chunking with inflectional endings, digraphs and trigraphs
Comprehension: Using illustrations in literature stories to gain a deeper meaning of details, characters, and connections. Comparing two texts- Winter festivals
(Week of December 16- 20) Week 18:
Phonics- Review silent/ magic E, OO vowels, and suffix endings
Comprehension: Comparing two texts- Beaches
Winter break and the end of semester one will be December 23. This class will continue in January. You will not need to do anything to continue this class into the new year. All days and times for class will remain the same. Our class week for the new semester will begin January 6, 2024.
Additional week outlines will be added and adjusted based on pace and class need for review and extension.Learning Goals
For my standards based approach, I will be supporting first grade aligned Core Standards. By the end of this course, students will be working towards mastery and independence on the following skills:
Comprehension:
-Asking and answer questions about key details in a literature and informational text.
- Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson in a literature text.
-Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details in a literature text..
-Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text in an informational text.
-Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in an informational text.
-Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in an informational text.
-Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in an informational text.
-Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.
Foundational Skills:
-Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending punctuation).
- Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
-Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words.
-Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
-Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.
-Segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds (phonemes).
-Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
-Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
Other Details
Supply List
Phonics: a white board or easy to wipe paper in a sheet protector. Handwriting line paper (Attached) Comprehension: Printed weekly materials of text and graphic organizers.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Florida Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
I’m a compassionate and charismatic teacher who loves to teach! I have taught Kindergarten through 5th grade students for the last 14 years. In that time, I have been a general education teacher in the public schools setting for 10 years. I specialized as a reading coach, to my school, for two of those years. I have been teaching online since February 2020. I’m certified to teach Elementary education from Kindergarten to 6th grade. I absolutely love teaching First Grade. I taught First Grade for 8 years, in the public school setting, and 4 years on Outschool. It is one of my favorite grades to teach. One of the largest academic transformations occurs in First Grade. I have taught these lessons in the public school setting with many students who have mastered the content. I’m looking forward to sharing this fun class with your wonderful student!Reviews
Live Group Class
$36
weekly ($12 per class)3x per week
30 min
Completed by 283 learners
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Ages: 5-7
1-9 learners per class
