English, Reading, Writing and Grammar Made Easy
This extended summer break class helps students in grades 3 - 5 master ESL. The class will be tailored to your child's specific needs and meets the Common Core Standards for Language Arts.
R. Derricotte M.S.
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(16)
What's included
8 live meetings
4 in-class hoursClass Experience
Class Experience The goal of this class is to help current students in grades 4-5 excel in ESL, reading, grammar, and language arts. My goal is to make class as interactive as possible, and cover the English, Grammar, and Language Arts topics. Reading will be a big part of the class and all students will be encouraged to continue practicing throughout the lessons. Reading Comprehension, grammar, and language arts will be taught, based on core curriculum standards Concepts covered in this class with include: Week 1: ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS Ice-breaker question and introductions. Edit a paragraph Basic parts of speech (noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb) Reading Comprehension Exercises Basic Grammar Rules Write a 2 well-constructed sentences Week 2: ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS Warm-up Activity: Correct a paragraph, and Identify the nouns, verbs, pronouns, adverbs, and Regular, Irregular nouns & abstract nouns Pronoun and noun agreement Capitalization Plurals (-s, -es, -ies) and unusual plurals Reading Comprehension Strategies Reading Comprehension Exercises Complete reading comprehension questions. Week 3: ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS Warm-up: Read paragraph and class correct grammar mistakes. Identify the adverbs and adjectives in the paragraph. Vocabulary word of the day. Strategies to determine word meaning. Context clues and root words to identify word meaning. Vocabulary Reading to identify characters and setting. Reading Comprehension Exercises Week 4: ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS Warm-up: Students correct a paragraph and identify the grammatical errors. Grammar Paragraph hamburger method Use of commas, semi-colons, and exclamation marks Spelling/Vocabulary Reading to identify author purpose Reading Comprehension activity Write a well constructed paragraph Week 5: ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS Warm-up: Short reading & poem. Discuss main idea and details. Vocabulary word of the week and word meaning Editing a writing piece Figurative language (similes, metaphors, alliteration, etc.) Grammar game Reading Comprehension Exercises Activity - Write a memoir of an event in your life that made you happy. Week 6: ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS Review vocabulary learned Reading Parts of Speech & Figurative Language Metaphors and Simile Reading Comprehension Exercises Write a poem. Week 7 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS Genres of Literature Reading - Identify the Theme Figurative Language & Poetry Reading Comprehension Exercises Activity - Write a shirt story Week 8 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS Review topics for the class Identify the characters, setting, problem and climax of a story Reading Comprehension Review and Final Exercise
Other Details
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined July, 2020
5.0
16reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
New Jersey Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Master's Degree in Education from University of Pennsylvania
My name is Teacher Rosalind, and I am a teacher certified teacher in the US. I have taught in public schools for over 20 years. I believe that all children can learn and the role of a teacher is to provide learning solutions that enhance a learner's learning ability. I look forward to having your child in my class!Reviews
Live Group Class
$12
weekly or $96 for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
30 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-11
3-6 learners per class
