Montessori Reading & Writing Tutorial: Word Study for Emerging Readers
What's included
Meets on Demand
schedule meetings as needed45 mins
per sessionTeacher support
Homework
1 hour per week. 💙 Homework is optional but encouraged! If the learner wants to finish what we started in class 🖨️ I provide 2 PDF dotted-font word lists for guided writing and visual copying, posted on the Monday before each session 📝 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.Class Experience
US Grade Kindergarten - 2
Beginner - Intermediate Level
💙Level 5 Word Study Tutorial is designed for readers who are learning to read and spell complex words such as ‘firefighter.’ They are mastering many digraphs such as /i-e/ and /-igh/. They want to know more about word categories like 'opposites' and 'compound words.' 💙 CLASS CONTENT: Each 45-minute includes Via screen-sharing: 1️⃣ 🎶 I sing a brief 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 a topic such as "synonyms," ('joyful/ecstatic') 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 each 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: introduction, writing, reading and discussion. 6️⃣ 🎉 I guide a fun cooperative BINGO game, emphasizing picture description, conversation and correct spelling. 🥰 My teaching style is warm, attentive and patient. This class is similar to a Montessori classroom experience; one-on-one lessons focusing on vocabulary, spelling, conversation, and learning to read fluently! 💙 Each session focuses on reading 16 words in one category, such as 📃simple plural nouns with /-s/ e.g. ‘raincoats’ & ‘chauffeurs’ 📃 /-es/ plural nouns e.g. ‘benches’ & ‘potatoes’ 📃 /-ies/ plural nouns e.g. ‘puppies’ & ‘stories’ 📃 irregular plural nouns e.g. 'mice' & 'children.' 📃 homophones e.g. 'deer/dear' & 'knight/night' 📃 more homophones e.g. 'ate/eight' & 'pair/pear’ 📃 puzzle words (sight words that are spelling ‘rule-breakers’) e.g. 'friends' & ‘mountain’ 📃 color names e.g. 'vermilion' & 'aquamarine' 📃 synonyms e.g. 'joyful/ecstatic' & ‘looking/gazing’ 📃 more synonyms e.g. 'delicious/scrumptious' & 'calm/peaceful' 📃 antonyms e.g. 'cheerful/discouraged' & 'nighttime/daytime' 📃 more antonyms e.g. 'interior/exterior' & ‘loose/tight’ 📃 compound words e.g. ‘highway’ & 'bowtie' 📃 compound words e.g. 'earring' & ‘waterskiing’ 📃 compound words e.g. 'baseball' & ‘lighthouse’ 📃 compound words e.g. 'motorcycle' & ‘seashore 💙 Enroll any time - the content is not cumulative 📝 For learners who already write in cursive, I offer word list PDFs in cursive font 🧑🏽💻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
Learners will:
🏅 improve their reading fluency, spelling, vocabulary and description skills
🏅 understand the meaning of the following categories:
🔹 plurals 🔹 homophones 🔹 synonyms 🔹 antonyms 🔹 compound words
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.
Teacher expertise and credentials
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
Reviews
Live 1-on-1 Lessons
$45
per sessionMeets on demand
45 min
Completed by 5 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-7