Phonics Reading Practice: Short Vowels

Come along with me as we begin reading decodable and entertaining books together! All 12 of the books cover short vowels, which slowly increase in difficulty. These books are designed to build confidence in beginner readers. These lessons are very similar to my 1:1 tutoring sessions except that they are not live. Instead, you will watch 3 pre-recorded video lessons each week for 4 weeks. You can view the syllabus to see the topics we will cover for each lesson. The lessons will become available as you progress through the 4-week course if using the self-paced option. If you choose to pay up-front, all lessons will be available right away. These lessons can help your learner move on to the next step in reading or serve as a refresher to achieve mastery of short vowels. 

CLASS STRUCTURE:
Before reading each book, we will practice 5 phonemes. We will do some listening activities to practice phonological awareness. We will segment words and then blend sounds to achieve reading accuracy. We will go over high-frequency words and use them in a sentence. We will read the book on-screen. First, the learner will read it and then I will read it afterward so they can check their accuracy and also practice reading comprehension. After the reading, I will ask questions that encourage reading comprehension skills.

SCHEDULE:
This is a self-paced class, so there are no live meetings. You can complete each lesson on your own time throughout each week! There will be 6 worksheets throughout the 4 week class. Enjoy 12 video lessons as we read 12 books together!

Week 1: Zac's Pal, Zac's Cap, A Pig and His Wig (by Jill Lauren)
Week 2: Tag Dad, So Big, Rod's Box 
Week 3: To The Top, Buzz, Buzz, Gus's Pup
Week 4: Yum, Yum, Nuts, Get Up, Mel

~What will be taught?
*Phonological Awareness
*Phonics skills
*Reading strategies
*Reading comprehension

~What topics will you cover?
*Short vowel sounds
*First, middle, and last sounds
*Rhyming words
*Segmenting words
*Blending words
*5 sight words per class

~How will you teach?
I will release 3 video lessons throughout each week. Each YouTube video will include the entire lesson and book reading activity.

~What's your teaching style?
I teach as though the student is right there in class with me. I use the "I do - You do - We do" strategy. In the beginning, I will show the learner how to sound out a word. Then I will give the student a chance to blend with me. Then I will have the learners read by themselves.

~How much will learners get to interact with you and each other?
Even though the class is not live, I would love for the child to interact with the video lesson. That means they can follow my example of saying the sounds out loud and reading out loud. Also, you can message me in the classroom or in a separate Outschool message with any questions you might have. Also, you can upload a video or audio of the learner reading the book.

~Any required experience or knowledge learners need?
The student should already have basic phonological awareness. They should know how to sound out words like "cat, mat, hop" with a little help.

I also offer live 1:1 reading tutoring classes that are structured very similarly to these self-paced classes, but they are live and conducted on Zoom.
https://outschool.com/classes/practice-phonics-reading-skills-and-read-a-book-Q48NmyGP#usJ1V5iJLg