Prescription for Reading and Writing: Supporting Young Learners

This class will be designed to support the skills early learners need to be successful readers and writers.  I am keeping the enrollment to 6 students, so as to give each student as much individual attention as possible while still encouraging conversation and collaboration.  Topics covered in each class:
--Phonological Awareness (all skills are based on listening only, no print is involved:  matching beginning sounds to pictures (bee = 
   the /b/ sound) counting the number of sounds in words, counting the number of words in sentences, segmenting words, deleting 
   and substituting sounds and syllables in words )
--Phonics (letter and sound correspondence, matching sounds and letters, blending sounds into words, reading words)
--Reading: Reading words in isolation and in short texts
--Writing:  Using sounds to write words, learning spelling patterns
--Putting it all together - writing in response to reading - having fun with words!
My classes are structured to be fun and engaging, a safe place to learn and try new things.  There is a lot of interaction and I want everyone to be engaged in my classes.  Students are encouraged to share ideas or questions freely.  I strive to communicate with both students and parents after class, and am available to answer questions between class sessions.