Learning to Read: Practice Fluency With Short Paragraphs
In this on going class, we will practice our reading fluency by reading short paragraphs with similar sounds.
Erin Purdie (B.A Elementary and Special Education)
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(871)
What's included
3 live meetings
1 hrs 15 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
US Grade Kindergarten - 3
In this on going class, we will practice our reading fluency. Each class we will have different passages with similar sounds (word families, blends, digraphs, diphthongs, etc). There are many things that can help build our reading fluency. We will start by talking about the familiar sounds in the passage and how to break up and blend the words. We will practice focusing on stopping at periods to make sure our sentences don't blend together. When doing this, we will take turns as a group by reading a sentence at a time. Another way to practice reading fluency is to read the same thing more than once. Once we have sounded out the words and read through the passage once, it is easier to read it the second time. We will end by reading the whole passage one at a time the whole way through. Pre-req for this class is being able to read basic CVC words and understanding the basics of reading (blending sounds together). Week 1 (July 24): day 1- at word family, day 2- op word family day 3- en word family Week 2 (July 31): day 1- sh digraph, day 2- ch digraph, day 3- wh digraph Week 3 (August 7): day 1- fl blend, day 2- pr blend, day 3- cl blend Week 4 (August 14): day 1- ow diphthong, day 2- au diphtong, day 3- oo diphthong
Other Details
Supply List
This class will have a printout provided. You are always welcome to bring a blank piece of paper instead!
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined June, 2020
4.9
871reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello new friends! I am so excited to meet you and have you in my classroom! :) My name is Erin Purdie and I am a mother of three (Burton 7, Poppy 6, and Penelope 4) from Richmond, VA. I was an elementary and special education teacher for 5 years before leaving the classroom to stay at home with my babies. I taught self contained autism (in a 6th/7th grade setting), 6th, 4th, and kindergarten special education, and 4th grade general education.
I love being at home with my children and teaching them through play, movement, and games. We try to make "learning" as fun as possible, without even realizing we're learning :). I am excited to bring this into the outschool classroom by learning with toys, movement, and play in an energetic and fun way. Through teaching in the public school and playing with my own kids, I have developed a lot of fun ways to learn!
Being a librarian, I also love to read on my free time. My favorite book is "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" by Mo Willems. My kids love anything by Sandra Boynton and the Pout Pout Fish books. I also enjoy following Jenna Bush Hager's book club and reading her suggested books, when I have time ;).
Class Policies:
1) If a class is small or has especially talkative students, we may end a little earlier or later, but I will always try to end on time.
2) If a scheduled class does not meet the minimum enrollment, I will contact the parent before class time to offer to transfer their learner to a new day and time. If requested, I may choose to teach the class at the original time.
3) Classes will begin on time, even if all learners are not yet present in the classroom. To respect the time of the learners in the class, I will contact absent learners after class to see if they had technical issues or other challenges.
4) If no learners are present in the classroom, I will wait 10 minutes into the scheduled time before exiting the classroom.
5) If I am late because of having technical challenges myself, I will offer to stay late or transfer learners to a new session.
6) I expect for learners to treat each other kindly in class and to show respect for everyone present. I treat others the way I want to be treated, and I expect the same in return.Reviews
Live Group Class
$30
weekly ($10 per class)3x per week
25 min
Completed by 1 learner
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-9
2-6 learners per class
