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Foundations in Reading Spelling Writing 11-14Yrs

Drop in at anytime to enhance your imagination, enthusiasm for reading, writing skills, comprehension, dictation, how to write essays and understanding shakespeare. There is an optional 1:1 Reading Ability Assessment booked separately.
Nana-Bee
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Class

What's included

1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per week
Homework
1-2 hours per week. N/A
Assessment
An extensive written report for the separate Reading Ability Assessment Class (optional) and a progress report at the end of the course is provided; which includes what you can do at home and advice on how to move forward.

Class Experience

US Grade 7 - 10
Intermediate Level
Each session is a 50 minute group lesson. Topics include compound words, silent letters, prefixes, suffixes; understanding double, treble and quadruple consecutive vowels, etymology, mnemonics and linguistic tools. The last few weeks will focus on essay writing, group journals/short story on feelings, focusing on Othello.
Sessions are once a week, learning: reading strategies, poetry, stories using puppets, speaking & listening techniques, games, spelling tests, book reviews, discussions, debates and public speaking.
At any time you can book your one time only, 50 minute slot on Saturdays, 1:1 READING ABILITY ASSESSMENT as a separate class. The optional Reading Ability Assessment (booked separately), is not only to determine your reading age; but also, the category of reader, as there are 5 categories in reading:
DEPENDENT (reader relies on an experienced reader for total help; like stories being read)
EMERGENT (reader still relies on experienced reader,  starts to hold book upright and turn pages of books 'pretending' to read and starts to 'scribble')
INDEPENDENT (reader has sight word recognition, knows alphabet sounds, starts to read books with repeated words, forms coherent sentences)
FLUENT (reader reads with confidence, but still needs help with unfamiliar words, uses syllables, cluster consonant digraphs, starts to use dictionary and write own stories)
EXPERIENCED (reader can read fluently without help, knows how to work out unfamiliar words using many strategies including phonic knowledge and linguistic tools, uses dictionary & thesaurus, enjoys writing own stories, articles, is a good speaker and is speed reading).
Our interest in reading starts for some as young as 3 years old, as DEPENDENT readers; especially if parents are always reading. At this stage we would give our 3-year-old aspirant, lots of puzzles, painting, drawing & colouring, letter art, shopping lists, etc; because the world is surrounded by colour and shapes (the left brain sees the word as a shape and the right brain sees a picture to explain the word/sentence). Let us not forget that reading and writing/composition go hand in hand; so, if you have a child that struggles with composition, they are 9 times out of 10 struggling with reading. Between the ages of 14-15 years old onwards, we should be EXPERIENCED readers; once there isn't a cognitive deficit.
At the end of 20 weeks, there should be significant improvement; for any reason why there isn't, Nana-Bee will identify why, with suggestions on how to move forward.
Learning Goals
Cluster digraphs, compound words, linguistic tools, poetry, debates, comprehension and dictation, formal letter writing and public speaking skills.
To present a clear path, to unleashing the hidden Author and having a good grasp of English Language.
learning goal

Other Details

Parental Guidance
N/A
Supply List
Items required for assessment and each session:
3- 4 sheets of paper or a note book (for class work, spelling & journal)
pen, pencil, rubber, colouring pencils
scissors (adult supervision maybe needed)
puppets are always welcome!
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined August, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I have been a reading specialist for more than 20 years and I have been making up games since I was a teenager; so being able to design classes and games on Zoom for learners on Outschool; to help with their reading and play in their own time with their families and friends is an honour!

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$21

weekly
1x per week
50 min

Completed by 53 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-14
1-6 learners per class

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