What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per weekAssessment
Students will assessed informally throughout our classes.Class Experience
US Grade Pre-Kindergarten - 1
Each week students will: 1. Learn reading strategies that fast track them to independent reading 📖 2. Make new friends 👏 3. Complete exciting weekly challenges 🎯 Your child will learn two key reading strategies that will boost their confidence in reading and the speed with which they read, which helps them better comprehend text. Research shows that learning to read CVC words sets the foundation for being a stronger reader. And exposing them to the word families introduces them to half of the sounds they need to know to read 95% of the English language. Spring 2025 Week of 1/6: Short a Week of 1/13: Short a Week of 1/20: Short a Week of 1/27: Short e Week of 2/3: Short e Week of 2/10: Short i Week of 2/17: Short i Week of 2/24: Short o Week of 3/3: Short o Week of 3/10: Short u Week of 3/17: Short u Week of 3/24: Short a Week of 3/31: Short a Week of 4/7: Short a Week of 4/14: Short e Week of 4/21: Short e Week of 4/28: Short i Week of 5/5: Short i Week of 5/12: Short o Week of 5/19: Short o Week of 5/26: Short u Week of 6/2: Short u Summer 2025 Week of 6/9: Short a Week of 6/16: Short a Week of 6/23: Short a Week of 6/30: Short e Week of 7/7: Short e Week of 7/14: Short i Week of 7/21: Short i Week of 7/28: Short o Week of 8/4: Short o Week of 8/11: Short u Week of 8/18: Short u Week of 8/25: Review Fall 2025 Week of 9/1: Short a Week of 9/8: Short a Week of 9/22: Short a Week of 9/29: Short a Week of 10/6: Short e Week of 10/13: Short e Week of 10/20: Short i Week of 10/27: Short i Week of 11/3: Short o Week of 11/10: Short o Week of 11/17: Short u Week of 12/2: Review Week of 12/12: Review
Learning Goals
Students will improve their understanding of the word families. Students will learn to recogonize word patterns, blend and decode in order to help them become better readers.
Other Details
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
3 teachers have teaching certificates
Illinois Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Nebraska Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Illinois Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
2 teachers have a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Texas Baptist College
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Bob Jones University
Our Teachers at DEM Academy have 8+ years of experience teaching students K-12, virtually and with homeschool/co-op groups.
Our teachers are kind, patient, fun, and know the importance of establishing a safe space to learn, grow and take risks.
Reviews
Live Group Class
$12
weekly1x per week
30 min
Completed by 118 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 4-7
2-6 learners per class