Read Along! Alvin Ho Book One by Lenore Look & Everette Plen
In this 5-week course, students will read the book Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things and hold several discussions about the book's theme, the characters and the plot.
Rachel Saint Vincent, Certified Teacher
Average rating:
4.9
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What's included
5 live meetings
2 hrs 5 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
In this 5-week course, students will read the book Alvin Ho: Allergic To Girls, School, And Other Scary Things and hold several discussions about the book's theme, the characters and the plot. Each class will begin with a prediction discussion or a review of the previous week's reading. After a brief review of the reading, we will discuss target questions which will be loaded into the classroom prior to class. If time allows, the teacher will guide reading on a short passage of the text. Students can listen as the teacher reads aloud, or may participate in oral reading with the teacher to gain fluency and decoding strategies. Class will conclude with an overview of the next week's assigned reading and target questions. On the first day of class, we will all begin reading together; there is no need to come with the first chapters already read! Reading Schedule: Week One: Chapters 1-5 Week Two: Chapters 6-9 Week Three: Chapters 10-14 Week Four: Chapters 15-17 Week Five: Wrap Up
Learning Goals
Students will make connections between the text and life experiences, or other texts.
Students will be able to make inferences from the text.
Students will engage in learning dialogues with teacher and peers.
Students will search the text to select appropriate information when answering questions.
Students will restate the meaning of the text in their own words.
Students will decode unfamiliar words and use context clues to discern meaning.
Other Details
Supply List
Students will need to purchase a copy of Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things. Weekly PDFs will be provided to work from.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined September, 2019
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Colorado Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Bachelor's Degree in Education from University of Colorado, Denver
My goal as an educator is to inspire a love of lifelong learning and to hold students accountable to their individual highest potential until they are able to hold this view for themselves. I have 14 years of experience in various educational settings, including elementary education, high school extracurricular coach and choreographer, volunteer in preschool classrooms, and online as a teacher of English as a second language. I hold a BA in Elementary Education through the University of Colorado at Denver and a current Colorado State Professional Teaching License.
I love fostering a lifelong love of reading. I offer classes for students in phonics, reading comprehension and reading fluency. I also love helping students enjoy and understand math and science. I offer classes structured to improve number sense, math fluency, and problem solving, and critical thinking. My teaching style is marked by patience, gentleness, and genuine interest for those in my care. Children will always be encouraged to ask questions, make mistakes, and enjoy learning! My greatest asset as a teacher is adapting quickly to the needs and skills of my students.
Beyond teaching, I am a fully invested mother of two, and happily married wife. I love to knit, read, take walks with my doggie and play board games with my kids. I currently reside in Arvada, Colorado.
Policies:
1) I aim to keep classes close to the scheduled amount of time, however, classes with low enrollments or especially talkative students may run a few minutes under or a few minutes over.
2) Classes will begin at the scheduled time, even if all learners are not in the classroom (unless there appears to be a technical issue). I will not contact absent learners during class time so I can focus on the learners who are present.
3) If no learners are in the classroom, I will wait 10 minutes before exiting the classroom. In this situation, I will contact the families after I have left the classroom to discuss next steps.Reviews
Live Group Class
$45
for 5 classes1x per week, 5 weeks
25 min
Completed by 5 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-8
3-8 learners per class
