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Phonics lesson starting with the alphabet

In this class students begin to understand the alphabet including knowledge of the letters, the letter sounds, and letter formation. We will work on students decoding and encoding skills to enhance their reading skills.

Vanessa Helmick

Average rating:

4.7

Number of reviews:

(105)

What's included

2 live meetings

1 hrs 10 mins in-class hours per week

Homework

1 hour per week. Passages will be given and students will need to read and illustrate on the passage what they believe the passage is about. This helps students to understand their reading for comprehension as well as making sure they have practiced the reading.

Class Experience

US Grade Preschool - Kindergarten

In this class learners will begin to understand the letters in the alphabet.  Learners will be able to identify the letters within the alphabet, identify the sound each letter makes, and begin to understand how to properly form each letter of the alphabet.  This is the beginning foundation of reading.  Learners will begin to understand the decoding (understanding the sound and meaning of letters) and encoding (the process of writing).

We will begin with the letter A and continue to letter G in isolation.  After the letter G then students will begin to master letters in a different order (a, s, m, t, CV, CVC, p, f, etc)  A learner can join at any point of the sessions as we will be learning new letters each week, with building of other learned letters. 

This class is the foundation of beginning to read.  Passages will be distributed throughout the lessons (not every week will have a passage).

A more detailed list of letters and schedule will be distributed once enrolled.  

⇢ Week of (May 26th): Letter A & B
⇢ Week of (June 2nd): Letter C & D
⇢ Week of (June 9th): Letter E & F
⇢ Week of (June 16th): Letter G & H
⇢ Week of (June 23rd): Letter I & J
⇢ Week of (June 30th): Letter Short vowel A & M
⇢ Week of (July 7th): Letter S & T
⇢ Week of (July 14th): CV/CVC C=Consonant V= Vowel
⇢ Week of (July 21st): Letters P & F
⇢ Week of (July 28th): Letters I & N
⇢ Week of (Aug. 4th): CVC practice (a, i)

Other Details

Supply List

Pencil & paper
or
whiteboard & dry erase marker with eraser

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Vanessa Helmick

Joined May, 2020

4.7

105reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

Welcome!  I live in Virginia with my two precious boys Ashton, and Carson and a beloved partner of 17 years; Jeremy.  I enjoy traveling, spending time with my kids, learning new things, and I especially enjoy teaching.  Teaching has always been a dream of mine and I continue to find different enlightening avenues to fulfill this dream.  

I have a Bachelor of Liberal Arts with a concentration in Elementary Education, Associates of Arts & Science, and a certificate in Surgical Technology.  

I am a licensed teacher and taught 2nd grade for three years and will be teaching third grade this coming year. 
 I have experience in teaching students to read, write, and math skills. 

I started my career as a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant), I then received my certificate in Surgical Technology (CST) and worked in the operating room for 5 years.  Then I taught the clinical/lab portion of the Surgical Technology program at the community college level.   I worked for a short time in a daycare/preschool setting teaching ages 3-5, which lead me to becoming a Special Education Teacher Assistant in an elementary school, teaching children from kindergarten to fifth grade, this position pathed the way for my current job as a public educator.  I volunteered with the local Girl Scouts, for about 5 years, as a troop leader for girls ages 5-18.  

I am hoping to teach a diverse group of classes touching on different areas of my expertise and career paths.  I enjoy being in the classroom and working with all children, Outschool is just a different version of that classroom and I look forward to working with your child(ren) and enjoying a class(es) together here on Outschool.  

Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions or would like to request a class time/topic.