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Jump-Start or Fill in the Gaps - Private Reading Tutor (Intro Session)
Children learn to read by systematically training their brain to use phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension & spelling. Personalized 1:1 reading tutoring can give a fluency boost to proficient or struggling readers at any grade level.
5-11
year old learners
Kindergarten-5th US Grade Level
1
learner per class
$33
Charged weekly or per session
30 minutes per class
Description
Class Experience
An introductory session to see if this will be a good fit for your child! (or an alternate meet & greet time for registered students) Each regular session incorporates the most effective brain based reading strategies that I used during my 34 years of teaching children to read in schools! Learners will be assessed for their entry level and placed into the program materials that match their current skill level, or point of need (Beginning, Extension, or Challenge). Using an adaptation of...
Students will learn and progress at their own level in the following foundational reading skills: phonological awareness spelling-letter sounds sight words phonics / syllables / morphemes reading connected text spelling/writing instruction (letter formation if needed; sentence formation and mechanics; encoding words)
I am a certified reading specialist with a Masters Degree in reading. I have a strong interest in "how the BRAIN actually learns to read", and I base my instruction on teaching this to children. (Most people don't know that our brain is actually NOT wired to read!) I have taught in a variety of capacities in public schools and universities. These roles include teaching kindergarten/first/or second grade classrooms, and work as a K-5 school Reading Specialist; teaching undergraduate reading courses at the university level; assisting new teachers in the role of Mentor Teacher; and training teachers in reading programs through school staff development sessions throughout California. I am now retired from public school teaching and enjoy bringing the joys of reading success to learners through Outschool!
Students will practice their connected reading skills and sight words by practicing the stories or word lists taught during each session.
Supply list: * dry erase marker (the thin, but not extremely fine point, kind) * eraser for dry erase marker (this can be a rolled up old sock) * several sheet protector pockets that you can slip an 8x11 paper into (this will serve as an erasable "white board" substitute to place the daily lined writing paper into as well as a pocket for resource sheets). * Access to a printer for printing writing pages and story sheets that I will send you. If you don't have a printer, please let me know and we will figure out something. * A notebook or folder to keep story sheets in * Index sized cards (for Beginning Level flash cards only)
Assessment is embedded into the SIPPS program and is used to determine next steps in instruction.
30 minutes per class, and an estimated 0 - 1 hours per week outside of class.
None.
All material will be virtual and sent as print downloads. Beginners will also want to make flash cards of the words I send you to practice.
Teacher
Lisa Harris, M.Ed. Reading SpecialistBecome a STRONG Reader
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Lives in the
United States212 total reviews
215 completed classes
About Me
I am a certified reading specialist with a Masters Degree in reading, and have taught in a variety of capacities in public schools and universities. These roles include teaching in kindergarten/first/or second grade classrooms, and work as a K-5...
