Making Sense Out of Reading: Comprehension Skills & Strategies
In this 8-week class students will learn five skills and three strategies to increase their reading comprehension.
Mrs. L. Hopkins
Average rating:
4.6
Number of reviews:(21)
What's included
8 live meetings
6 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. If homework is assigned, students will only be required to read short passages or have them read to them prior to the session. The document will be placed on the classroom at least 2-3 days prior to the class date. Students may be required to read at least one book a week and practice the skill learned through a picture book.Assessment
The learner will be informally assessed through activities and assignments.Class Experience
US Grade 1 - 3
This course will teach five reading skills and three reading strategies to assist Kindergarten through 3rd graders in their reading comprehension. Reading strategies help students actively think about reading and reading skills assist in answering comprehension questions. The three strategies will be visualization, making inferences, and making connections. The five strategies will be sequence of events/retelling, summarization, main idea and details, plot, and theme. We will have discussion, hands-on activities, slides, and/or video clips to understand and reinforce these skills and strategies. Students do not need previous knowledge to be successful in understanding the content. If they have previous knowledge, this is a great refresher course. The 60 minute session will be broken down into the following segments. The first segment will be introduction for the first week and the following weeks will be review. Next will be direct instruction of the skill or strategy, then guided instruction to practice as a group. Next, will be independent instruction to allow students to apply the learned concept on their own which will allow for assessment of the skill or strategy. The session will end with a wrap up. Week 1: Visualization Week 2: Making Connections Week 3: Making Inferences Week 4: Sequence Events/Retell Week 5: Main Idea & Details Week 6: Theme Week 7: Plot Week 8: Summarization
Learning Goals
Students will understand three reading strategies (making connections, inferences, and visualization) and five reading skills (main ideas and details, plot, sequence of events/retelling, summarization, and theme) and be able to apply them in reading.
Other Details
Supply List
Depending on the week and activity the student will need crayons, pencil, and paper. Picture books to read with students at home to apply skills if you do not have books or local library is closed short passages will be available on the classroom page.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined July, 2020
4.6
21reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
North Carolina Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Hello, I am an Birth though 6th grade certified teacher in NC. I have also, been an administrator at the high school level. I have worked in education for nearly 15 years. I will teach a variety of courses around reading/comprehension, higher order thinking skills, social-emotional learning, and race, justice, and equity, along with leadership skill development. I believe every student can learn and can be successful. I believe in teaching the whole student so focus is on academics, social-emotional learning, and how to be the best version of themselves. I have a cat name Simba and a puppy named Harley Quinn. They keep me on my toes and enjoy appearing in videos every now and then to say Hi! Reviews
Live Group Class
$95
for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
45 min
Completed by 11 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-9
3-9 learners per class
