Engaging Activities & Beginner Level Books to Build Strong Readers

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Welcome Families!  The goal of this class is to strengthen foundational reading skills for becoming a proficient independent reader. Skills include: phonemic awareness, phonics, and sight word fluency.  We will work to increase decoding skills, reading fluency, vocabulary and reading comprehension. Book selections utilized in this class include level AA, A, B.  Level C may be used if learners are ready. We also work on 5 Star Sentence Writing practice.   

JOIN ANYTIME as each class is independent and does not build upon one another.  Class consists of 20 weekly lessons taught on a rotation schedule.  Learners have the opportunity to experience all sessions no matter when they join. 

ESL students welcomed and encouraged to join. 
 
Learners will engage in fun interactive activities that include: phonemic awareness & phonics games, sight words, vocabulary and fun stories to read & discuss. We will discuss, fix, and write a sentence. 

I will also screen share any activities or materials needed to participate and have fun.  Please have a dry erase board & marker nearby should we need to use it.  Paper and pencil/markers work too. These materials of course are optional, but will make learning more meaningful & fun. 

A printable worksheet and beginning reader book will be posted each week in the classroom. These materials are optional and are for anyone wanting extra practice with the skills covered during the session. 

Typical Class Routine:

~Greeting & Introductions
~Phonemic awareness and/or phonics activity
~Review sight words 
~Introduction of vocabulary words prior to reading story selection of the day
~Q & A to activate prior knowledge before reading story selection of the day
~Read & discuss story selection of the day
~Word ladder, fluency sentences, spell/write sight words, and/or sight word song
~5 Star Sentences: fix and write a sentence
~Review & Goodbye

Sessions:

(Book selections below may be adjusted as needed based on individual learner strengths or needs. Selections usually include levels aa, A, B, and sometimes C.)

Week of 4/28 Jump Over level aa
Week of 5/12 Farm Animals level aa
Week of 5/19 Easy Not Easy Level A
    
     *No Class scheduled for Monday 5/26 Memorial Day Holiday

Week of 5/26 The Big Cat Level A
Week of 6/2 I love Pirates Level A
Week of 6/9 The Fort level aa
Week of 6/16 Carlos Counts Kittens Level A
Week of 6/23 It’s Summer Level aa
Week of 6/30 Who Has It? Level A
Week of 7/7 Play Ball Level aa
Week of 7/14 I Push Level A


Stay tuned.....More reading selections coming soon!


Class Expectations for Learners: 
~Have fun!
~Follow directions (Use your listening ears.) 
~Be respectful to everyone in class. (Use kind words.) 
~Be patient (wait patiently while others are talking.) 

Class Notes: 

~Class duration is 25 minutes (class could end a few minutes early or go over by a few minutes due to the number of learners and the overall pace of the class.)
~Please have a small dry erase board, eraser, and marker available to use during class time (paper and marker, pencil, or crayons work too!) These items are optional and are meant to enhance your child’s learning experience. 

Class Policies:  

~Learners will be moved from the waiting room into the class at the scheduled start time.  If no learners are present, I will log out of the classroom after waiting for ten minutes.  
~Each class session will begin at the scheduled time even if learners are not present. Again, after waiting ten minutes, session will close if no learners join by this time.
~Parent/Caregivers are encouraged to be nearby off camera (to the side of the screen/camera as this is an Outschool policy.) to assist your learner with technical operations of the live session (sign-in, making sure camera is turned on, muting/unmuting if needed, and sign-off at the end) I usually do not mute learners, however, if there is a feedback noise or noise in the background such as a tv or someone talking on a phone then I will use the mute feature so that all can hear throughout the class. 
~Due to the number of learners and their pace moving through the planned activities, it is possible that we may end a few minutes early or go over by a few minutes. 
~I will follow the refund policy outlined on the Outschool website. 


I look forward to working with you and your child. I thank you for  checking out my class offerings and hope to work with your learner soon. 

(Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, Reading Intervention, Reading Support, Decoding, Vocabulary, Sight Words, Phonemic Awareness, Blending & Decoding, Rhyming, Reading Comprehension, Reading, Reading Strategies)