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Reading Prep: Phonics Practice With Special Sounds

Completed by 40 learners
Ages 4-7
Live Group Class
In this ongoing course, students will learn to sound out and recognize special sounds to enhance their reading skills.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(184 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week
3-5 learners per class
25 min

What's included

1 live meeting
25 mins in-class hours per week
Homework
Two worksheets per class will be uploaded into the classroom. We will be using the first worksheet during class to help us identify the special sounds in words. The second worksheet is an optional review page the learner is welcome to use for practice during the week.

Class Experience

US Grade Pre-Kindergarten - 1
It's reading time! Is your learner comfortable with the basic letter sounds? Is he or she beginning to read basic short vowel words? Then they are ready for this class! In this ongoing class, your student will learn to recognize and pronounce special sounds such as "spl" in "splash," "ey" in "they," and "ear" in "earth." What about subtle differences such as the "th" sounds in "this" and "thick?" Yep, we'll cover those too! 

Students are often discouraged as they begin their reading journey when they encounter letter combinations that they can't sound out. These are "special sounds" and require a little extra focus and attention. In my Outschool classroom, learners are equipped with the skills they need to crack the code on these challenging sounds and progress in their reading studies.

Two worksheets are uploaded into the classroom for each lesson. One is a worksheet that your learner will need to have printed for the class. The other is an optional worksheet with dotted-font letters that they can trace to use as review after class. 

Week of:
8/8: ck, e, o, y, ay
8/15: st, pl, fr, tr, sh
8/22: th, th, bl, cl, fl
8/29: gl, br, dr, pr, gr
9/5: sm, sc, sk, sp, cr
9/12: tw, spl, spr, scr, squ
9/19: sn, sl, str, sw, thr
9/26: ar, ch, or, ou, ow

Please let me know if you have any questions! I'm looking forward to working with your learners and helping them get the most out of their reading!

~ Ms. Katie :-)

Learning Goals

Students will learn to recognize, read, and pronounce special sounds.

Other Details

Supply List
Learners will need the class worksheet and a pencil during class.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Joined August, 2020
4.9
184reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Pensacola Christian College
Hello! I hope to have you join me in my classroom! I have a degree in education and have taught first and second grade and high school English in a private school. For the last 9 years, I have homeschooled my own children, which included teaching each of them to read. From the very beginning, we found that a strong phonics foundation was the key to reading success. Hope to see you soon! 

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