Summer Camp - Readers Theatre for Dyslexic Students
Adapting a book to be read as a Readers Theatre integrates all aspects of reading.
The focus on deep comprehension, and decoding multisyllabic words, start the journey of creating fluent readers. Humor abounds throughout this story.
What's included
5 live meetings
9 hrs 10 mins in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. includedClass Experience
US Grade 3 - 6
Beginner Level
Using Readers Theatre engages, motivates, and improves student reading. Adapting the book Aliens Ate My Homework allows students to read sentences meaningfully, decode words in context, and expand vocabulary. Working as a group helps students see they are not alone, but are supported in their learning. Readers Theatre exposes students to deep comprehension, a key ingredient for reading success, and creates active learners. In this text, students can easily read the main character part. His words come in everyday language. The language of the Alien, Grakker, is high-level. Alien Ate My Homework is one of my favorite texts to aid student growth. Students will discover that making mistakes is okay and acquire language that turns errors into positive learning experiences.
Learning Goals
Reading Fluency: Increase the student’s reading speed, accuracy, and comprehension.
Reading Comprehension: Improve the student’s ability to comprehend and interpret text by answering inferential questions.
Positive Reinforcement: Provide ongoing, positive, and constructive feedback as the student reads aloud to build confidence and motivation
Supportive Techniques: Utilize supportive techniques such as choral reading, recorded material, and guided reading sessions to provide a scaffold for the student’s learning
Vocabulary: Acquire new words and vocabulary
Progress Monitoring: Continuously monitor and measure the student’s progress using real data to adjust goals and strategies as needed
Other Details
Learning Needs
This class is for students who are behind in literacy and need a “literacy boost.” Some students may be identified and have in IEP, others may not.
All students will be welcomed where comprehension, fluency, vocabulary come together.
Supply List
highlighters blank index cards markers I will send: The adaption of Aliens Ate My Homework.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Teaching Certificates
Non-US Teaching Certificate in Special Education
Non-US Teaching Certificate in Health/PE
Master's Degree in Science from State University at Albany
I am a literacy specialist who has taught in public schools for 30 years. My teaching experience began in Brisbane, Australia. I became the district reading specialist in Lubbock Texas, teaching children who had failed to learn to read through numerous reading programs. More recently, I have volunteered at an after school program in Upstate New York, and I have been teaching privately since 2022. Reviews
Live Group Class
$125
for 5 classes5x per week, 1 week
110 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-13
2-5 learners per class
