Innovations Learning Academy- ELA Tutoring Group A
In this ELA- tutoring class the students are introduced to guided reading skills and strategies to help build confidence in comprehension, fluency, and vocabulary. We will read a new text each class and apply different reading strategies.
Hedy Dowstra-Cox, M.Ed.
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(105)
What's included
20 live meetings
10 in-class hoursHomework
As an option homework recommendation, it is helpful that students read 10-15 minutes nightly to practice their reading skills.Assessment
As an introduction to Reading, I will assess and complete informal assessments throughout the lessons. First, during the beginning of the lesson while introducing related vocabulary and giving background knowledge. Then, during the middle of the lesson within small group instruction, and at the end assessing the students completed assignments and tasks.Class Experience
US Grade 3 - 4
In this guided reading class, the class will meet twice a week for thirty minutes. The students will be presented leveled reading passage/text. The text will be on varied types of genres such as: Realistic Friction, Fiction, and Informational Texts.
The Guided Lessons will be presented through the skills-based model of instruction. The lessons reflect a range of the Reading Literature, common core state standards for their current grade level.
The components of each lesson include a preview of the text and review of specific vocabulary related to text and phonemic awareness. A specific reading skill such as questioning and inferring and a reading strategy or ways to help the reader achieve the reading goal. After the reading is completed, the students will respond to specific questions about the new skills. The students are guided to ask and respond to questions as they read to develop skills in key ideas and details to synthesize, process, and comprehend their text.
I have outlined the Reading Curriculum below with the skills and passages/texts we will be reading. The following meeting titles and skills will be presented through power point presentation and our bitmoji classroom where students will meet to conduct their reading and complete their assignments.
Current up and coming classes: September 30, 2024 - December 13, 2024
Current schedule: Fall 2024
Week of: September 30, 2024
Introduction to Outschool and Zoom classes.
Introduction to Raz-Kids
Student Reading Assessment
Running Record assessments/ Benchmark assessments
Introduction Lesson- Retell- Recount fictional stories.
Week of: October 7, 2024
Lesson-Mentor Text “Friends Around the World” Nonfiction Multi Level H, K, & N,
Ask and Answer Questions
Week of: October 14, 2024
Lesson-Mentor Text “Animals, Animals” Nonfiction, Multi-Level E, H, & K
Retell-Main Idea
Week of: October 21, 2024
Lesson-Mentor Text "Moose on the Move” Fantasy Level H
Ask and Answer Questions
Week of: October 28, 2024
Lesson-Mentor Text “The Camel and the Pig” Fable Level G
Story Elements
Running Record assessments/ Benchmark assessments
Week of: November 4, 2024
Lesson-Shared Reading Mentor Text “Anca Journey” Historical fiction, Multi-Level M
Sequence of Events- connections to events in history
Week of: November 11, 2024
Lesson-Reading Passages Mentor Text “Sam’s Robot” fiction,
Author’s Purpose- connections to events in Character’s actions
Week of: November 18, 2024
Lesson-Reading Passages Mentor Text “Why Whiskers?” nonfiction,
Author’s Purpose- Describe the author's point of view about a topic based on clues in a passage.
Week of: November 25, 2024
Lesson- Mentor Text “I Had a Great Day” Humorous Poetry, Level O
Describe how words and phrases supply rhythm and meaning in a story.
Thanksgiving Holiday- Thursday
Week of: December 2, 2024
Lesson- Mentor Text “The California Gold Rush” Nonfiction, Level O
Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text using context clues.
Week of: December 9, 2024
Lesson- Mentor Text “Follow That Clue” Realistic fiction, Grade level 3.
Will identify the story structure beginning, middle, and end.
Student will continue reading in Raz-Kid Library and be assessed using Book Benchmarks in both fiction and nonfiction leveled texts.
Conclusion to class final surveys administered.Learning Goals
The students will be introduced and begin to develop skills in reading comprehension and fluency on their own reading level. The students will develop the reading strategies in the following areas: Cause & Effect, Summarizing, Fact & Opinion, Drawing Conclusions, Text & Graphic Features, and Mian Ideas & Details.
Other Details
Supply List
The students will need a pencil and the worksheets/printable pages assigned.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
In this reading class, I have developed lessons that foster reading comprehension, fluency and reading strategies through the reference of text, "Reading Strategies Book" written by: Jennifer Serravallo.
Joined July, 2020
4.8
105reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
New Jersey Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Master's Degree in Education from Georgian Court University
As an elementary classroom teacher, I have taught reading through guided reading for many years and worked throughout the year in enrichment programs. Each type of genre offers new and explicit reading skills and strategies that students are able to apply, use and retain the information that they are presented and have read. Along the way they are building fluency and gaining in their reading abilities. I have seen young readers grow and develop newly found literacy skills in both reading and writing about reading that fosters their independence. I have seen students achieve success and growth with starting a new beginning in guided reading.Reviews
Live Group Class
$1
weekly or $10 for 20 classes2x per week, 10 weeks
30 min
Completed by 13 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-13
3-10 learners per class
