weekly

or for 16 classes

Reading Boosters: Strengthening Reading Skills for Elementary Aged Learners

Completed by 3 learners

Ages 6-11

Live Private Class

In this 8-week course, students will receive one-on-one customized help with word attack strategies, fluency, and comprehension skills.

Candice Bowes

Average rating:

4.9

Number of reviews:

(97 reviews)

Live video meetings

2x per week, 8 weeks

30 min

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What's included

16 live meetings

8 in-class hours

Assignments

1-2 hours per week. Students will be asked to print out and reread the books they've chosen from Reading A-Z. They may also be asked to complete brief comprehension and vocabulary assignments outside of class.

Assessment

We will begin and conclude with a reading assessment that includes words in isolation, reading given passages of text, and answering comprehension questions.

Class Experience

US Grade 1 - 4

This privately taught course is designed to address your child's specific reading needs such as word attack strategies, fluency issues, and comprehension skills.  We will begin with a reading assessment to determine your child's instructional level.  Then, instruction will be tailored to your child's reading level, taking into account their strengths and areas in which they need additional support.

Instruction will be given in work attack strategies, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.  

Students will select their own texts will from Reading A-Z based on their interests within their determined reading level.  We will read the text online, focus on decoding and word attack strategies, build vocabulary and sight word recognition, and fluency, and build comprehension for each text selected.  Students will then get to print and keep the books they choose to add to their own home library to reread for both practice and pleasure! 

Reading Levels may be adjusted depending on student's progress.

Learning Goals

Students will improve their ability to decode new or unfamiliar words in text.  They will also improve their fluency by learning to read smoothly and modulate their voice appropriate to the flow and content of the text.

Syllabus

16 Lessons

over 8 Weeks

Lesson 1:

Reading Assessment to Determine Starting Level

 In this lesson, we will assess the child's current reading level by doing a reading assessment.  We will look at recognizing words in isolation as well as in context, and assess comprehension of fiction and/or non-fiction texts.

30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 2:

Word Attack Strategies - Using Letter Clues

 In this lesson, we will receive a bookmark with the three word attack strategies shown.  We will discuss using letter strategies to decode unfamiliar words.  A review of letter sounds, silent letters, digraphs (ch, ph, sh, th, and wh), diphthongs (oi, ou, ow, ough, igh, ow, etc.), syllabication of words will be given based on student needs and readiness.

30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 3:

Word Attack Strategies - Using Picture Clues

 In this lesson, we will discuss how to use picture clues to figure out unfamiliar words.  We will learn how pictures, photos, illustrations, charts, diagrams, graphs, etc. can help us understand what unfamiliar words might be.

30 mins online live lesson

Lesson 4:

Word Attack Strategies - Using Sentence Clues

 In this lesson, we will discuss how to use context clues to figure out unfamiliar words.  We will learn how the sentence and surrounding text can give us clues about what unfamiliar words might be.

30 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Parental Guidance

We will be using texts from Reading A-Z, an online resource with thousands of kid-friendly booklets on a variety of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction. These books are grouped by reading level and your child will be able to choose books that interest them. They will need to have the booklets printed and assembled at home to read and refer to for vocabulary and comprehension activities.

Supply List

-Access to and help with a printer
-Pencils
-Highlighters

2 files available upon enrollment

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

Reading A-Z

Sources

Books from Reading A-Z will be shown online in class and attached as pdf files for students to print and assemble at home. No learner account is required for Reading A-Z and no information on students will be collected by Reading A-Z.

Meet the teacher

Candice Bowes

Joined April, 2020

4.9

97reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

Virginia Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education

2 Degrees

Master's Degree in Education from George Mason University

Bachelor's Degree in Education from Brigham Young University

I am a licensed and experienced elementary teacher with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and a master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction, with an emphasis on Instructional Design.  I have taught hundreds of children how to read and/or improve their reading skills.  Your child will be in good hands, I promise!