What's included
1 live meeting
25 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
US Grade 1 - 3
In this ongoing class, students will have fun improving their reading fluency! Reading fluency is much more than just reading quickly. Reading fluency is about developing accuracy (correct word pronunciation), rate (appropriate speed of reading), and prosody (expression in reading). Added benefits of developing strong fluency are the gains students will make in their reading comprehension. Reader's theater scripts are a wonderful way to engage young readers in developing all three areas of fluency! Students will enjoy bringing a character to life and interacting with peers by practicing expressive reading and enjoying a fun story! Each class will follow the following format: 1. Warm-up--We will warm up our voices by practicing a tongue twister together as well as a few sentences from the story focusing on our expression and intonation of voice 2. Timed practice -- We will practice some keywords from the script together and time our speed 3. Reader's Theater reading -- We take turns reading a variety of character parts to give all readers even reading time. 4. Review! -- If time allows, we will play a short, interactive quiz or activity to review the script. Some learners prefer to read off of a printed script and some learners prefer to read off slides. Each Sunday, the script will be posted in the Outschool classroom. Learners can print the script and practice it ahead of time or use it in class. However, I will also have the script available to read together on slides for those who do not wish to print. Class Schedule: Week of October 7 -- A Painful Lesson by Deb Hanson Week of October 14 -- The Witch's House by Joanne Gauthier Week of October 21 --Marley and the Runaway Pumpkin by John Grogan Week of October 28th -- Will I Ever Be a Jack-O-Lantern? by Joanne Gauthier Week of November 4th -- Sider Life Cycle by Allison Harrington Week of November 11th -- Annie and the Wild Animals by Jan Brett Week of November 18th -- The Night Before Thanksgiving by Jen Jones Week of November 25th -- **NO CLASS ** Thanksgiving Break ** Week of December 2nd --A Wolf’s Christmas Carol by Joanne Gauthier Week of December 9th -- The Elves Who Lost the Toys by Joanne Gauthier Week of December 16th -- The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett Week of December 23rd -- Bob, the Goofy Reindeer by Lisa Frase Week of December 30th -- Chicken Little by Carla Hoff Week of January 6th -- Stellaluna by Janell Canon Week of January 13th -- Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright Week of January 20th -- Maggie’s Monkeys by Linda Sanders-Wells Week of January 27th -- Sadie and the Snowman
Learning Goals
Learning goals for this class are taken from the Common Core Reading Foundational Skills for Fluency
Students can read with purpose and understanding
Students can read orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings
Students can use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary
Other Details
Supply List
A copy of the reader's theater script will be available to print for practice and for use in class.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Queen's University
I have a BA in Education from Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) and a reading endorsement from Drake University (Des Moines, Iowa, USA). I have worked as a reading interventionist with the Des Moines Public School District. My role as a reading interventionist was to strengthen learners' proficiency in reading by offering small group instruction covering a specific area of the five pillars of literacy (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension). I love helping students find confidence and enjoyment in reading by creating fun, yet targeted, reading lessons that will give learner's a solid foundation of literacy skills.
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Live Group Class
$10
weekly1x per week
25 min
Completed by 1075 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-8
1-6 learners per class