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Reading Comprehension Skills: Middle School Reading Detectives

In this 12-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

12 live meetings
9 in-class hours
Homework
Certificate of Completion
1 after class completion

Class Experience

US Grade 5 - 8
Intermediate Level
Learners will read aloud through a series of comprehension stories and passages. 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 interpreting the text through our weekly strategies effectively. Learners may join the journey toward reading comprehension mastery at any time, pause when needed, 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, skill, and assessment is unique from week to week. Permission is obtained to utilize examples and adaptations used each week.
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Learning Goals
Learners will develop strategies to enhance reading comprehension, including inferencing, questioning, summarizing, visualizing, and organizing, while collaborating together to monitor, clarify, and select evidence for more effective reading.
learning goal

Syllabus

Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
Standards
Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
12 Lessons
over 12 Weeks
Lesson 1:
An Excerpt from CS Lewis's "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe"
 In this comprehension class, learners will explore an excerpt from CS Lewis's novel The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Learners will collaboratively read and analyze the characters to generate ideas, organize information, and use strategies to sequence the plot. This fantasy fiction lesson will encourage students to develop critical thinking skills and improve their ability to understand and analyze the development of characters. 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
A biography of Ellen Ochoa
 We will delve into the extraordinary life of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space. This reading comprehension session presents her biography, followed by a series of questions to test learners' understanding and sharpen their skills in inference, text evidence, vocabulary, and summarization. Plus, learners will craft graphic organizers and summaries. You won't want to miss this engaging journey! 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Poetry by Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost
 In this lesson, we will review selected poetry pieces by Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost to analyze their intended audiences, patterns in structure, and literal and figurative meaning. We will incorporate learning tools to understand poem features, varied sentence structure, rhyming lines and meter, and syllabic beats while reading "The Moon" by Emily Dickinson and "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. By discussing and analyzing, we will gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of poetry. 
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Expository Reading on Space Exploration
 In this class, we will read a non-fiction expository passage and analyze its text features, such as organization, flow, and point of view. We will focus on understanding the central claim, supporting readings, evidence, counterpoints, and rebuttals to gain a deeper understanding of the informative topic. The lesson will include literature from an anonymous point of view on funding space exploration. 
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 800 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
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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 Language Arts and English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction. 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 a qualified and experienced tutor, I offer personalized group and one-on-one instruction in various subjects. My expertise includes:

✓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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$21

weekly or $250 for 12 classes
1x per week, 12 weeks
45 min

Completed by 12 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-13
2-6 learners per class

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