What's included
Homework
1-2 hours per week. This class is meant to be a partnership with parents to support them in teaching their child to read using the Science of Reading. Parents will be provided with practice activities to do between sessions. Taking advantage of these resources is highly encouraged as daily practice is the key to becoming a skilled reader.Assessment
Parents will be able to assess student learning by completing the at-home activities. Although students will not be required to turn in assignments, parents are welcome to send them to the teacher to request feedback and additional practice activities.Class Experience
This is a hands-on, active class intended for students who are ready to learn how to read! Learners will receive two videos/week explaining the content, as well as resources and activities to help reinforce the skills being taught. About the teacher: I am a dual-licensed teacher (K-12+ Special Education and K-8 General Education) with ten years of experience helping students of all ages and abilities. I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Special Education and a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction. I have also earned a Certificate of Advanced Study in Educational Technology and am trained in the Science of Reading through completion of the LETRS program. My career as a public school teacher helped shape me as an educator and allowed me to identify student needs that are not always met by schools. My favorite moments as a teacher often involved working alongside parents to create outside-of-the-box plans to support their student. I have been amazed by what children can accomplish when their unique needs are identified and met. Scope and Sequence: We will set the stage for this class by introducing routines and concepts such as ear training (phonemic awareness), mouth training (articulation), and using a sound wall. These routines, along with other essential elements of successful reading instruction, will be used in conjunction with the tentative outline below. After the first few lessons, students will be given beginning decodable texts to read independently. These texts will build confidence by allowing learners to read a passage that uses only the patterns and sight words that they have already learned. The schedule below gives a simplified overview of the phonemes and high frequency words we will target each week. (Note: The words listed are NOT the only words students will learn and the week they are listed may not be the first time we use them. These are just the grade-level high frequency or sight words that we will be targeting that week.) Week 1: short /a/, /t/; the Week 2: /s/, /m/; I Week 3: VC and CVC words, /p/; and, map, pat, sap, tap Week 4: /n/, CVC words; in, is Week 5: nasalized /a/, short /o/; am, an, as, man, not, on Week 6: /d/, c as /k/; did, said, can Week 7: short /u/, /g/; cut, do, to up, us, got Week 8: /b/, short /e/; get, ten, men, set, big, of, but Week 9: s as /z/, /k/; ask, best, end, fast, must, stop Week 10: VC and CVC practice
Learning Goals
By the end of this course, students will be able to decode and spell VC and CVC words. They will also learn 10 irregular "heart" words such as the and said.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
The majority of the content will be presented using a doc cam and/or Google Slides.
Supply List
Due to the hands-on nature of this class, parents are encouraged to provide their learner with the following: Whiteboard with a marker and eraser Paper and a pencil Pop Fidget Participation in hands-on activities can be modified for students who do not have access to these materials. For example, if a student is traveling and does not have their supplies, they can "sky write" instead of using a whiteboard or tap their lap in place of using a pop fidget.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Reviews
Live Group Class
$14
weekly or $140 for 10 weeks10 weeks
Completed by 1 learner
No live video meetings
Ages: 4-9