$13
weeklyor $150 for 12 classes
Semester of Story Decoding: Comprehension, Retention, & Written Observation
Completed by 14 learners
Ages 7-10
Live Group Course
Live video meetings
1x per week, 12 weeks
2-8 learners per class
45 min
What's included
12 live meetings
9 in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Homework will involve age appropriate writing assignments designed to enhance certain themes within the stories. We will occasionally share our writings with each other, so I strongly encourage each student to do them.Assessment
Students will receive feedback and will be encourage to fix spelling, punctuation and syntax errors. I will also challenge each learner at an individual level, asking them to consider changes that I know they can achieve.Grading
Grades can be given upon request. All grades will reflect a learners effort and growth.Class Experience
US Grade 2 - 3
This semester long class is designed to build reading confidence, and strengthen reading comprehension and reading retention. Each week learners will come together to read aloud from the misadventure-filled pages of the Chicken Squad chapter book series by Doreen Cronin. There will be reading five books from the series. We will spend two weeks on each book, using the time in between to expand our connection to the story. As learners move upward in reading levels, they shift away from learning to read and begin reading to learn. In this class we will focus on building reading comprehension and reading retention by pausing to make predictions, research claims made by story characters, and do short, personal, writing assignments. Grading is optional and based on a learner's growth throughout the semester. The Chicken Squad series follows four fluffy yellow chicks as they navigate the great big world of their owner’s backyard. The stories are light-hearted and silly on the surface, but the underlying themes of misunderstanding, misdirections, and incorrect assumptions, as well as friendship, family, and community add a rich depth that learners will explore weekly. You do not need to own the book in order to participate in the class. Blurb of book one: "They might be chicks, but they sure aren’t chicken, and they’re on a mission. And on this, their first (mis)adventure, the Chicken Squad launches a galactic backyard expedition. Meet the Chicken Squad: Dirt, Sugar, Poppy, and Sweetie. These chicks are not your typical barnyard puffs of fluff, and they are not about to spend their days pecking chicken feed and chasing bugs. No sir, they’re too busy solving mysteries and fighting crime. So when Squirrel comes barreling into the chicken coop, the chicks know they’re about to get a case. But with his poor knowledge of shapes (“Big” is not a shape, Squirrel!) and utter fear of whatever it is that’s out there, the panicky Squirrel is NO HELP. Good thing these chicks are professionals. But even professionals get worried. Especially once they see that round, shiny, green, BIG thing in the yard. What if it’s a UFO full of aliens who want chickens as pets, or worse, dinner? It’s up to the Chicken Squad to crack a case that just might be out of this world." ~Simon and Schuster Here's a weekly breakdown of the class: --Week one: read the first half of The Chicken Squad, explore the characters and talk about deduction vs assumption. Homework will be a short writing assignment. --Week two: recap the first half and finish reading The Chicken Squad. Continue to talk about deduction and assumption. --Week three: read the first half of The Case of the Weird Blue Chicken, continue to explore the characters, and talk about the effects of labeling and mislabeling others. Homework will be a short writing assignment --Week four: recap the first half and finish reading The Case of the Weird Blue Chicken. Talk about how we use labels in our world. --Week five: read the first half of Into the Wild, continue defining the different characters, and talk about different ways we communicate. Homework will be a short writing assignment --Week six: recap the first half and finish reading Into the Wild. Continue talking about methods of communication. --Week seven: read the first half of Dark Shadows, explore how the characters have changed and how they've stayed the same. Talk about family, how one is created and defined. Homework will be a small art project --Week eight: recap the first half and finish reading Dark Shadows. Continue to talk about family, share some of our own family connections. --Week nine: read the first half of Gimme Shelter, continue to explore the characters, and talk about our ability to be misled by false claims. Homework will be a small research assignment --Week ten: recap the first half and finish reading Gimme Shelter. Talk about the dangers of false claims and some of the ways we might recognize them. Explore the ideas of teamwork and community
Learning Goals
Students will gain confidence in their reading ability, while strengthening their reading comprehension, fluency, and reading retention. They will practice taking turns and listening, and explore their own thoughts and experiences through art projects, and sentence and paragraph writing
Syllabus
12 Lessons
over 12 WeeksLesson 1:
Chicken Squad--first half
fluency and comprehension practice, explore the characters, talk about deduction vs assumption.
Homework will be a short writing assignment
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Chicken Squad--second half
recap the first half--comprehension work--and finish reading--fluency work. Continue to talk about deduction and assumption.
Homework will be a short writing assignment
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Chicken Squad 2, The Case of the Weird Blue Chicken--first half
continue fluency and comprehension practice, explore the characters, and talk about the effects of labeling and mislabeling others.
Homework will be a short writing assignment
45 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Chicken Squad 2, The Case of the Weird Blue Chicken--second half
recap the first half--comprehension work--and finish reading--fluency work. Talk about how we use labels in our world.
Homework will be a short writing assignment
45 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Pre-Requisites
Learners should be ready to read books at a Lexile® Measure of 560L or a Guided Reading Level of N
Supply List
One assignment will require the learner to research an animal of their choosing. They will need access to sources: books, websites, and/or educational videos
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
We will talk briefly about the US Constitution and voting rights during the weeks we spend on book 5: Gimme Shelter.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
I have a BA in English and Early Childhood development, and have been teaching and tutoring reading for over 20 years.
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