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Reading Is Knowledge
The joy of reading is to entertain, explore and to observe the world around us.
Class Experience
US Grade 2
I will prepare to teach the students the essential standards needed, for learning to read, or to improve their reading, writing and spelling skills. WK 1. Phonics, independent practice that helps students learn key phonics. WK 2. Practicing phonics through word building. WK 3. Practicing super words, through word building. WK 4. Putting letters together to form words. WK 5. Word ladders, phonic skills that help to boost students reading, writing and spelling confidence. WK 6. Sentence...
- The students will learn (1) Phonics (2) Phonemic awareness (3) Vocabulary (4) Fluency and (5) Comprehension.
I hold a Bachelor of Science Degree in "Interdisciplinary Studies", which entails a broad range of subjects that I'm able to teach. I've taught school for 22 years, from the elementary level, through high school. I've taught Reading to second and third graders, as well as English, Science and World History, to middle school students and high school students.
4+ hours per week outside of class
Homework
Frequency: includedFeedback: includedDetails: The only homework that I will require, is for the students to read different types of literature on their own, to become familiar with new words and their meaning. Learners will not have any projects to do, other than their reading. The reading should be 1 hour per day. The learners will be expected to read at least 7-8 pages, in the books they've chosen to read.Assessment
Frequency: includedDetails: The learner's progress will be assessed by a letter grade. Students like to see what grade they've made.Grading
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My learners will need paper, pencils, crayons and a few books that I will inform the parents on purchasing.
There will be nothing scary about the books the children will read. I will suggest some books for the parents to purchase, in their child's age range.
The books that I will use, will be "The Cat in the Hat", "Martha Speaks", "Between the Lions, Season Two" and "Animalia". The parents can purchase them from Book Stores.
Joined April, 2022
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Education from University of Houston-Downtown
Hello, My name is Shirley Henderson. I've been a teacher for 22 years now, and I enjoy it immensely. Teaching gives me a chance to give back to students; the things I learned in elementary school, high school and college that has helped me...
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Group Class
$18
for 16 classes2x per week, 8 weeks
90 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-8
6-9 learners per class
