Classes are stand-alone (they do not build on each other) therefore you are able to join in on any day! 

Let me help build your child's confidence toward becoming an independent reader by being his/her online reading tutor!
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While reading with me in this small group virtual reading tutor setting your child will have the chance to practice hearing sounds, reading words, spelling words, learn important parts to words, strategies to break apart large words, spelling rules, grammar, sentence structure, and vocabulary. All of these skills are the prerequisites to becoming an independent reader! 

Class Schedule
1. Begin with an Ice Breaker/Silly Questions and Sharing!
2. Sight Words- Reading, Spelling, Missing, Mix and Fix, Writing.
3. Word Work- Hearing Sounds, Playing with Sounds, Syllables, Segmenting, Blending.
4. Writing Sentences- Review Spelling of Sight Words, Stretch Words/Hear Sounds/Phonetic Spelling, Sentence Structure.
5. End with a Game!

This class will be great for kindergartners, first-graders, and second graders who may be reading below grade level and/or need just a little extra practice and repetition with reading and writing! **I include writing when teaching reading because encoding (Writing) is actually a more difficult skill, therefore, if a child is able to spell a more they are more likely to be able to read it!

I will focus on teaching decoding strategies and phonics to your child. I am trained in Orton-Gillingham which is a multi-sensory approach to phonics. In other words, I will teach your child how to notice important parts in words and how do break apart (decode) multisyllabic words. This approach is researched based and data driven. It is most commonly used with students who have been diagnosed with dyslexia, but has been proven beneficial for many readers reading below grade level.

I am a calm and engaging teacher with patience and compassion. I myself struggled to learn how to read, so I understand the importance of a strong foundation especially in the early years. Teaching children how to read is now my absolute favorite subject to read!

This is a one-time class that will be offered twice a week in the summer. Each class will be a stand alone class, but every session will review phonics and decoding strategies. Because it is a stand alone class you are welcome to choose the days that work best for your schedule every week. Make sure that if you want your child to attend multiple days you must enroll for each separate day.