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Reading Comprehension Skills: Elementary Reading Detectives

In this 8-week course, learners will develop reading comprehension skills and explore a wide range of literary genres! Each week, we'll use our detective skills to read aloud various texts, practicing reading strategies and techniques.
Stacia Orock, Certified English Teacher
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(168)
Class

What's included

8 live meetings
6 in-class hours
Homework
Learners are encouraged to participate in weekly class writing activities and continue to practice their applied reading strategies.
Certificate of Completion
1 after class completion

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 5
Beginner - Intermediate Level
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Learners will read aloud through a series of comprehension stories. They will call on another learner in the classroom to continue reading as they and other readers follow along. Learners will focus on a unique reading genre each week and key learning objectives for acquiring reading comprehension skills and strategies.

🎓 This course is perfect for learners who want to improve their reading fluency and comprehension skills and develop greater confidence in their ability to effectively interpret the text through our weekly strategies. Learners may join the journey toward reading comprehension mastery at any time, pause when they need to, and resume the course again!

😁🖱🖌️💻🔌We'll meet weekly for fun and interactive classes where we'll complete activities to help us understand and apply our weekly reading comprehension strategies. By the end of each class, learners will demonstrate their acquired knowledge for each with engaging text-dependent questions.

♻️Each reading lesson, skills, and assessments are unique from week to week. Permission is obtained to utilize examples and adaptations used each week.
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Learning Goals
Learners will explore strategies to boost reading comprehension, including inferring, monitoring, questioning, selecting evidence, summarizing, visualizing, and organizing ideas. We'll collaborate and share ideas to strengthen their reading skills!
learning goal

Syllabus

Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
Standards
Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
8 Lessons
over 8 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Mae Jemison: The Star
 In this class, we will explore the incredible life and achievements of Mae Jemison, a scientist, artist, and activist. Through an engaging informational text about Jemison's life, education, and pioneering space ventures, we will develop strategies to reinforce learners' comprehension skills through discussions, interactive activities, and reflection questions. Learners will have the opportunity to write their responses about the significance of Jemison's contributions to science and society. 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
An Excerpt from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
 In this comprehensive class, we will collaboratively read an excerpt from the classic story, The Wizard of Oz. While reading, we'll pay special attention to the sensory details that help create the settings. Using a collaborative approach, we will discuss and analyze the details in the passage and use them to compare and contrast the characters. By answering questions about the sensory details, learners will deepen their understanding of the characters and how they contribute to the storyline. 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Biographies: Women in History
 In this class, we will take a fascinating journey into the lives of two remarkable women from different times and places: civil rights activist Amelia Boynton Robinson and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who was admired for her dedication to freedom and opportunity for all. Through reading two informative passages about these women, we will analyze their achievements and legacies using comprehension strategies to connect key ideas and events through a series of reflective questions. 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Poetry by Robert Frost
 In this lesson, we will review a selected poetry piece by Robert Frost “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening". Our focus will be on identifying the rhyme scheme, and we will also learn about the unique features of poetry that contribute to the overall meaning of the poem. Along the way, we will use various learning tools to understand poetic devices like rhyming lines, meter, and grammar in writing. By the end of the lesson, learners will have the opportunity to create their own acrostic poem. 
45 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Parental Guidance
The resources for lessons incorporate critical analysis of the problematic content shared about the global history of marginalized groups as a key learning goal that informs learners of these issues. We will collectively discuss education, opportunities, and civil rights among these groups from an academic, no-bias perspective. Learners will view weekly lessons and activities through a screen-shared presentation via Canva Slides.
Pre-Requisites
Learners should be reading at a minimum Lexile level of 550 to get the most out of this course.
Supply List
Learners should come prepared with a pencil and paper or an alternate writing device to respond actively to reading comprehension questions.
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Joined April, 2020
4.9
168reviews
Profile
Teacher expertise and credentials
Nevada Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Bachelor's Degree in Science from University of Central Florida
I am a certified Nevada state teacher for grades 6-12, specializing in English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction for students located abroad. Additionally, I hold certifications in TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language), TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), and TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language).

👩🏼‍🏫As an experienced tutor, I offer personalized group and one-on-one instruction in various subjects, including 

✔️Audition Preparation
✔️Public Speaking
✔️College Application Assistance and Essay Writing Support
✔️Reading and English Instruction for elementary, middle, and high school students
✔️Resume Writing and Interview Preparation 
✔️Standardized Test Preparation
✔️ Study and Organization Skills Development

I create a learning environment that is both fun-loving and effective. I include a lot of interaction and visual elements within my teaching to engage learners.

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weekly or $160 for 8 classes
1x per week, 8 weeks
45 min

Live video meetings
Ages: 8-10
2-5 learners per class

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