What's included
6 live meetings
5 hrs 30 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
Each class will run in the exact same format as to instill confidence and security in the children. I will follow a lesson plan that includes a visual drill, blending drill, and auditory drill. Full participation in the lesson requires a constant dialogue between students and instructor. Students will have a student response sheet (SRS) in which they will record their responses for the auditory drill and the remaining parts of the lesson. In each class I will review an old skill, review the skill taught in the previous lesson, and introduce a new skill. Students will read phonetically fair text and good fluency will be promoted and fluency strategies will be employed. Near the end of each lesson I will teach the students a new red word (not phonetically fair, must be learned and memorized). We will practice our new red word and review our previous red words. We will use movement methods such as table writing, arm tapping, and sky writing to improve chances of the information going into long-term memory. Our final task will be dictation. I will dictate one to three sentences for the children to write. Students will practice self-editing strategies. If there is time at the end we will play a game or I will tell a joke or give the children a riddle. Week One: Students will review and practice words with medial y. Broad a (all, water, squash) will be practiced. The ie (pie) vowel team will be introduced and practiced. Week Two: We will review and practice words with ie (pie), as well as words with the y-consonant-e pattern (style). We will extend our mnemonic for the spellings of long i. The vowel teams ue (glue) and ew (flew) will also be taught and practiced. Week Three: Students will review and practice words with oo, ue and ew. This week we will focus on the more complex /er/ spellings, as in "works" and "early." Students who complete this class will have the option of signing up for the next level OG course that I teach and continuing on in the progression to learn more phonemes/graphemes and more advanced spelling rules. More mnemonics for multiple spellings will also be taught in more advanced levels.
Other Details
Supply List
Learner's will need a fresh copy of the Student Response Sheet for each lesson. Learners should also copy new memory words onto 3 x 5 notecards using a red marker at the end of each lesson, so that they can use these notecards for continual practice.
1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Indiana Teaching Certificate in Social Studies/History
I am a licensed teacher in the State of Indiana with over 25 years experience teaching, tutoring and coaching in public, private and homeschool settings. I have been trained in the Orton-Gillingham method by The Dyslexia Institute of Indiana, and also in Kindergarten OG by the M.A. Rooney Foundation. I have completed courses on dyslexia and structured literacy through the Montessori Foundation. I have also completed Advanced OG Training and Written Expression Training through the Dyslexia Institute of Indiana. I have also taken Dr. Becky Bailey's Conscious Discipline training. I am a professional member of the International Dyslexia Association. I am currently enrolled in LETRS training through Voyager Sopris Learning. In 2018-2020 I worked in a private Montessori school serving students who have Individual Service Plans.
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Live Group Class
$78
for 6 classes2x per week, 3 weeks
55 min
Completed by 4 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-11
3-6 learners per class