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Learning to Read-Special Education Edition-Certified Teacher-Level 1.A
Sarah Benson
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(129)
Is your child just not getting phonics? I follow a research-based curriculum that teaches whole-word sight reading as a means of helping students finally learn to read in a one-on-one setting. Great strategy for autism, dyslexia, and ADHD!
Class Experience
US Grade 1 - 3
Beginner Level
This class is loosely based on a curriculum (EdMark) that focuses on repetition and a variety of different modalities to present single words to learners at a time. I have found tremendous success with this program within the public school system with students in first, second, and third grade who were greatly struggling to identify letter sounds, and had difficulty blending those sounds to read simple consonant-vowel-consonant words (such as hat, pin, or cub). Students with severe ADHD,...
20 lessons//5 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1First Four Words (horse, a car, yellow)horse, a, car, yellowLesson 2see, ball, andsee, ball, andLesson 3fish, boy, Ifish, boy, ILesson 4Review Game and Reading AssessmentReview of the first 10 wordsWeek 2Lesson 5airplane, the, girl, littleairplane, the, girl, littleLesson 6in, box, greenin, box, greenLesson 7put, chicken, withput, chicken, withLesson 8Review Game and Reading AssessmentReview of the second 10 wordsWeek 3Lesson 9apple, it, big, spoonapple, its, big, spoonLesson 10-s ending, my, pencil-s ending, my, pencilLesson 11red, banana, cowred, banana, cowLesson 12Review Game and Reading AssessmentReview of the third 10 wordsWeek 4Lesson 13find, egg, water, bluefind, egg, water, blueLesson 14go, candy, hasgo, candy, hasLesson 15mother, eat, boatmother, eat, boatLesson 16Review Game and Reading AssessmentReview of the fourth 10 wordsWeek 5Lesson 17you, orange, to, rideyou, orange, to, rideLesson 18dog, under, treedog, under, treeLesson 19long, flower, helong, flower, heLesson 20Review Game and Reading AssessmentReview of the fifth 10 words
- Students will learn how to sight-read whole words one at a time until it is possible to read phrases, sentences, and then paragraphs and stories.
Certified Special Education K-12 Certified Autism Specialist Certified General Education K-6 I have been teaching this curriculum for several years to students in 1st -3rd grade in a public school setting with tremendous success. Small groups of 2-4 students, as well as individually 1-on-1. I have worked with students who have repeated grades and are still struggling to identify letter sounds, or failing to find success in blending those letter sounds to read even the simplest of words. Several of these students have been diagnoses with ADHD, dyslexia, and specific learning disabilities in reading. Within the first week, not only are they able to read these words by themselves, but they are reading full sentences, and finding success and confidence in their own abilities to read.
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assignments
Frequency: includedFeedback: as neededDetails: If you would like for your student to complete worksheets, or review flashcards outside of class, these are available upon request.Assessment
Frequency: includedDetails: On Thursdays, learners will be assessed in class to determine how well they are learning the words that are being taught. This includes the learner reading words, phrases, sentences, and text out loud, and determining which phrase or sentence matches with a provided image. If certain words are posing more challenging, these will be included more often throughout the curriculum until they are mastered. It is possible to provide paper-assessments or assignments for printing and grading purposes. Or if you would just like a grade, that is also possible. Since each week covers 10 words, it is relatively simple to provide a number grade for the week based on the words that have been mastered during that week.
ADHD - Real life images, fast-paced, learning games Autism - Option to utilize special interests for engagement Specific Learning Disability (SLD) in reading - Fun repetition, Research proven Dyslexia - Large, different fonts, use of colors
Personal White Boards with working dry erase markers and erasers. These can be found at any store that sells School or office supplies for affordable prices. Access to a printer. Not necessary, but optional for additional worksheets or the addition of flashcards for those really tricky words to provide practice outside of class times.
Joined May, 2020
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129reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I have a passion for the visual arts, it was my first dream! However, I also have a tremendous amount of knowledge about the maths and sciences (think algebra, calculus, physics, anatomy, chemistry, biology, and everything in between). I've been...
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1-on-1 Lessons
$60
weekly or $300 for 20 classes4x per week, 5 weeks
45 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-9
