Bitesize Reading and Writing IEP (5-10)

This session is for 1 hour and I will send you an extensive report the following week. 
The result of this class, is not only to determine your learner's reading and writing age but also, the category of reader; as there are 6 main categories in reading; which I will discus shortly.
If your learner decides to remain in the class, the following weeks incudes puppets, games, story writing and much more.
Once a week, we will work on reading strategies using puppets, show & tell and memory games (for under 12's)
Topic/Theme week of 5th May 2025 - speaking & listening; finding out what the learner likes and hobbies.
Topic/Theme week of 12th May 2025 - Reading & Writing Age Test
Topic/Theme week of 19th May 2025 - learning letters, sight words, word families and compound words
Topic/Theme week of 26th May 2025 onwards - writing stories & books that we write together.

The older (12-16yr olds) learners will receive comprehension, dictation, punctuation, grammar,  parts of speech/language components (prepositions etc).
All books read in class will be books that the learners have made via the whiteboard; which will then be sent to them as a message on the classroom wall; to print out for their own use.
This class will also illustrate what areas need improvement. The student should know; In regards to reading: names of letters and their sounds, consonant blends, vowel blends, understand syllables, phonetic knowledge, cluster digraphs, compound words, linguistic tools, comprehension and how to use a dictionary & thesaurus. In regards to writing: letter forming, spelling, character description, stories/compositions, improvement in story telling. 
For the 12-16yr olds note taking, essay writing, dictation, CV's & cover/formal letter writing, speed writing, script writing, debating & public speaking skills, poetry and writing for academic purposes. The overall goal is to present a clear path, to unleashing the hidden Author.


The 60 minute Reading & Writing Ability Test in the 2nd class; is not only to determine the reading and writing age but also, the category of reader; as there are 6 main categories in reading:
DEPENDENT (reader relies on an experienced reader for total help; like stories being read to them)
EMERGENT (reader still relies on experienced reader, starts to hold book upright and turn pages of books 'pretending' to read and starts to 'scribble')
INDEPENDENT (reader has sight word recognition, knows alphabet sounds, starts to read books with repeated words, forms coherent sentences)
FLUENT (reader reads with confidence, but still needs help with unfamiliar words, uses syllables, cluster consonant digraphs, starts to use dictionary and write own stories)
EXPERIENCED (reader can read fluently without help, knows how to work out unfamiliar words using many strategies including phonic knowledge and linguistic tools, uses dictionary & thesaurus, enjoys writing own stories, articles, is a good speaker and is speed reading).
Our interest in reading starts for some as young as 3 years old, as DEPENDENT readers; especially if parents are always reading. At this stage we would give our 3-year-old aspirant, lots of puzzles, painting, drawing & colouring, letter art, shopping lists, etc; because the world is surrounded by colour and shapes (the left brain sees the word as a shape and the right brain sees a picture to explain the word/sentence). Let us not forget that reading and writing/composition go hand in hand; so, if you have a child that struggles with composition, they are 9 times out of 10 struggling with reading. 
From the age of 16 years old onwards, we should be SEASONED readers; once there isn't a cognitive deficit.