Ongoing Phonics and Spelling Practice Camp (2X Weekly)

This is an ongoing class where a new spelling and/or phonics rule will be taught each week.  The class will begin with a short lesson on the skill for the day.  Then, students will practice spelling and reading words that follow that rule.  These classes do not necessarily build upon one another.  You can miss a class and still be successful with the skill for that day since a new skill is taught each week.  Students will practice the new skill through an interactive lesson, video clips, hands-on activities, and repetition.  These activities may include spelling words on phoneme boards (or boxes), reading sentences and finding the correct word (based on the similar spellings) to complete the sentence, spelling words seen in pictures, reading words and determining if the word matches the picture, etc. all while applying the knowledge of the skill that was taught.

Here is a breakdown of the first few weeks of this ongoing class....specific dates are listed below.
Week 1
  -short and long vowel rule
Week 2
 -CVC to CVCe words 
Week 3
 -ch / sh
Week of 4 
 -ch/tch in words
Week 5
 - final /k/ sound (ck, ke, k)

Here is an idea of more skills we will work on:
  -ch/sh, ai/ay, initial c and k, vowel teams, long o words (oa, o-e, ow), oi/oy, s blends, ar/or, l blends, ed/ing, r blends, floss rule, final stable syllables (ble, dle, fle, tle, etc.), bossy r, syllables, long i words (i-e, ie, igh, y), 3 sounds of ea, various sounds of y, contractions, prefixes, aw/wa, doubling rule, dropping rule, homophones, etc.

There are currently 3 sections of this class - **If you are interested in a section that begins at the beginning of the skills, please request a time and I will try to accommodate it.  I like starting new sections every few months so that skills are various degree are available. 

 *Wednesday/Thursday 3:15 CST began Nov. 2021
  Week of January 24 - initial c and k rules
  Week of January 31 - floss rule, ing (as a suffix or part of regular word)
  Week of February 7 - various sounds of ow, 3 sounds of ea
  Week of February 14 - long o, long i (I will show the many ways to make these sounds and we will practice reading and spelling words that contain the sounds...o-e/oe/oa/ow, i-e.ie/igh/y)
  Week of February 21 - final, stable syllables (ble, tle, fle, etc.), "will" contractions
  Week of February 28 -au/aw, "not" contractions

*Tue/Wed 12:30 pm CST ...
This class has been going since June 2021 so the skills are more advanced (approx. 2nd grade and some 3rd)
We are working on prefixes/suffixes, sounds such as -tion/sion/cian, homophones, etc. but we also have constant review of numerous phonics sounds. https://outschool.com/classes/ongoing-phonics-and-spelling-practice-camp-2wSNxmLy?sectionUid=1a6bff71-dc99-4314-88e9-ad99caf64208#usBd86kmxT

 *Thursday 8:30 am CST began September 2021 
  Week of January 24 - long i (i-e.ie/igh/y)
  Week of January 31 - final, stable syllables (ble, tle, fle, etc.)
  Week of February 7 - "will" contractions
  Week of February 14 - au/aw
  Week of February 21 - "not" contractions
  Week of February 28 - vowel review games

During my 23 years as an elementary teacher, my favorite thing to teach was reading and spelling.  I discovered several strategies that were very successful with helping students be great readers and spellers.  I will use those strategies in this class. 

**If your child is not familiar with vowels and the short and long vowel rules, you may want to take one of my one time classes first so that you understand the vowel rules that will be used in every class.  
https://outschool.com/classes/blending-words-to-read-and-spell-cvc-to-cvce-xPYvw2eP#usBd86kmxT
https://outschool.com/classes/short-and-long-vowel-practice-l2VAzZ4c#usBd86kmxT
**This is a 2 day class that covers those rules: 
https://outschool.com/classes/sounding-out-and-blending-words-to-improve-reading-skills-8MVmfKX6#usBd86kmxT