*Students will develop and understanding for top priority reading comprehension skills such as main idea, character analyzation, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and summary.

*Students will learn and apply new vocabulary words through antonyms, synonyms, and cooperative learning.

*Students will learn and practice detailed criteria for answering to a written response question by using text evidence.

I have sixteen years of certified teaching in grades first through fifth grade.  In those years I have received an abundance of required professional development for teaching whole-class, guided, and one-on-one instruction in English language arts.  Also, I have administered the state assessment for two different states on seven different occasions which makes me extremely knowledgeable of the curriculum and proficiency expectations for grades third through fifth.

Homework Offered
Students and teacher will be in close contact through the classroom section on Outschool.  I encourage students to read a book of their choice for thirty minutes after class. Following that, students are also asked to use the same graphic organizer that was modeled in class to practice the comprehension skill of the day.
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered

1. Graphic organizers will be posted in the classroom portion of Outschool.  

2. Each class will have a new and different organizer.  Students will need one for class and are encouraged to print a second copy for after they have read a book of their choice for thirty minutes after class and then are asked to use the same graphic organizer that was modeled in class to practice the comprehension skill of the day.