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Montessori Reading & Writing Tutorial: Mastering Digraphs for Emerging Readers

Completed by 8 learners
Ages 4-7
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Improve spelling, reading fluency, vocabulary and conversation. Memorize 40 key digraphs such as /ue/ and /ph/ with guided writing, reading and conversation. Picture description in every session. ESL & neurodiverse learners welcome!
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(367 reviews)
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Live video meetings
Meets on demand
45 min

What's included

Meets on Demand
schedule meetings as needed
45 mins
per session
Teacher support
Homework
1 hour per week. 💚 Homework is optional but encouraged! 🖨️ I provide 2 PDF dotted-font word lists per session for guided writing and visual copying, posted on Monday ET-US 📝 Complete the lists on an iPad with a stylus pencil, or print the PDFs and complete with a marker, pen or pencil. Match the words with the photos provided in the BINGO PDF ✍🏽 Enrolled learners receive my brief video about how to achieve a comfortable and efficient pencil grip.

Class Experience

US Grade Kindergarten - 2
Beginner - Intermediate Level
💚 This tutorial is designed for young learners who can read simple phonetic words such as "pumpkin" and "insect." They’re beginning to memorize spellings of letter pairs (digraphs) such as /ai/ & /ay/ in words such as "train" and "play." They prefer 1:1 attention with a teacher.

💚 CLASS CONTENT: 
Via screen-sharing: 
1️⃣🎶 I sing a letter-sound song with a slideshow of pictures/lowercase print letters. The songs reinforce memorization of digraphs such as 'ai' for 'airport.

2️⃣🖼️ I introduce 8 colorful photos for words with the digraph /ay/, focusing on names, spellings and descriptions.

3️⃣📝 Using the dotted-font word list provided, I demonstrate writing each word twice while spelling the letter names.

4️⃣📖 I encourage the learner to read a label, describe the picture or use their word in a sentence, and observe as I match each label with a picture. 

5️⃣🖼️ 📝 📖 We repeat the same process with another 8 photos for the digraph /ai/: introduction, writing, reading and discussion. 

6️⃣🎉 We play a fun cooperative BINGO game, emphasizing picture description, conversation and correct spelling. 

Digraphs (phonograms) included in this tutorial: 
📃 ai & ay words… ‘train’ and ‘clay’
📃 ee & ea words… ‘tree’ and ‘leaf’ 
📃 ie & -y words… ‘pie’ and ‘my’ 
📃 oa & ow words… ‘goat’ and ‘bowls’ 
📃 oo & ue words… ‘pool’ and ‘glue’ 
📃 i-e & -igh words… ‘kite’ and ‘lightbulb’ 
📃 o-e & oe words…  ‘stones’ and ‘toes’
📃 u-e & ew words… ‘flute’ and ‘stew’
📃 aw & au words… ‘draw’ and ‘August’
📃 sh & ch words... ‘chin’ and ‘shop’
📃 qu & ck words… ‘rocket and ‘quiet’
📃 th & ph words… ‘them,’ ‘thin,’ and ‘elephant’
📃 ar & or words… ‘farm’ and ‘fork’
📃 -all & -ng words… ‘ball’ and ‘sing’
📃 a-e words, including -ce… ‘cupcake’ and ‘race’
📃 -y & ie words… ‘funny’ and ‘field’
📃 ou & ow words… ‘cloud’ and ‘cows’
📃 ch & tch words… ‘bench’ and ‘kitchen’
📃 oi & oy words… ‘join’ and ‘boys’
📃 er & ur words… ‘sisters’ and ‘surf’

💚 After 20 sessions, there are another 20 sessions with similar word lists and different pictures. 

🥰 My teaching style is warm, attentive and patient. This class is similar to a Montessori classroom experience; an enthusiastic one-on-one lesson on vocabulary, letter sounds, spelling, conversation, and learning to read! 

🧑🏽‍💻MONTESSORI READ & WRITE CLASSES:
🤍 Intro Level "Montessori Phonics: Letter Sounds & Easy Handwriting" (self-paced)
🩷 Level 1 "Phonics - CVC Words for Beginners" (group or 1:1) Ages 3 - 6 
❤️ Level 2 "Phonics Fun - Blends for Beginners" (group or 1:1) Ages 3 - 6 
🧡 Level 3 "Phonics & Intro to Digraphs" (group or 1:1) Ages 4 - 6 
💛 Read Books Aloud & Memorize Sight Words (1:1 only) Ages 5 - 7
💚 Level 4 "Mastering Digraphs for Emerging Readers" (group or 1:1) Ages 5 - 7 
💙 Level 5 "Word Study for Emerging Readers" (group or 1:1) Ages 5 - 7 
💜 Level 6 "Vocabulary Enrichment for Emerging Writers" (group or 1:1) Ages 5 - 7

Learning Goals

💚 The learner will: 
🏅 understand the meaning of sixteen vocabulary words per session 
🏅 master 40 digraphs (see list above) and improve
🏅 lowercase print handwriting skills, practicing during or after class 
🏅 reading fluency 
🏅 spelling skills

Other Details

Supply List
💚 OPTIONAL PRINTABLES: learners receive: 
🥇 2 PDFs of dotted-font handwriting list with target digraphs in green
🥈 A colorful BINGO game PDF with 16 photos that match the word lists
📝 Complete the lists on an iPad with a stylus pencil, or print the PDFs and complete with a marker, pen or pencil. 
✍🏽 Enrolled learners receive my brief video about how to achieve a comfortable and efficient pencil grip.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

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Teacher expertise and credentials
Massachusetts Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA
📜 Certified Early Childhood Educator, Lead Montessori Teacher and Music Specialist for 28 years
📜 Bachelor of Music Education
📜 Certified by the most rigorous Montessori training program in North America (Association Montessori Internationale) 
📜 TESOL certified

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