Test Prep Reading Comprehension (2nd - 3rd Grade)
Practice makes perfect! Get a jump start or brush up on your passage skills with this ongoing course! In this course, students will meet each week and read age-appropriate passages with the teacher to practice reading comprehension skills and best practices when answering multiple-choice questions.
Jordan Terry M. Ed, CALT
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(116)
What's included
1 live meeting
40 mins in-class hours per weekAssessment
Informal assessment of students will occur in class to guide instruction. Any questions that students get incorrect or have trouble with will be reviewed with the whole group.Class Experience
US Grade 2 - 3
In this class, students will read a new passage every week and practice their reading comprehension skills through discussion of the text. I will review multiple comprehension skills (context clues, author's purpose, text features, main idea, inferencing, synonyms & antonyms, etc.) during this class. Each new passage will not connect to any other passages we have read. Please feel free to come and go as you please!
Our classes will generally look like this:
1. Greeting/Introduction: Students will have a quick get-to-know-you activity in order to get comfortable with one another.
2. Test-Taking Strategy: Go over reading passage expectations and dissect the meaning of each comprehension question.
3. 1st Read-Aloud: The teacher will read aloud the passage while the students follow along. The teacher will model strategies as she reads. At this time, (if the child is comfortable) students are given the opportunity to read a paragraph allowed.
4. Multiple Choice Questions: Students will answer multiple-choice questions about the passage they read in class. Questions will be reviewed in class.
Before class, the students will be provided with a printable version of the passage and questions along with a copy of the reading strategy.
Schedule of class reading topics: Each passage has been written by Jordan Terry.
Week of March 21st: Mother's Day
Week of March 28th: A Squirrel Competition
Week of April 4th: The Race
Week of April 11th: The Old Oak Tree
Week of April 18th: The Talking Frog
Week of April 25th: Roadrunner
Week of May 2nd: Three Bear Brothers
Week of May 9th: Squirrel Mountain
Week of May 16th: Bigfoot
Week of May 23rd: New Year's Food
Week of May 30th: The Cherry Orchard
Week of June 6th: Saguaro
Week of June 13th: A Day at the Animal Shelter
Week of June 20th: Stevie Wonder
Week of June 27th: Red Buddy
Week of July 4th: NO CLASS
Week of July 11th: TBD
I look forward to helping your child gain confidence when it comes to reading comprehension and test-taking skills!Learning Goals
Comprehension skills: inferencing, main idea/supporting details, author's purpose, cause and effect, compare and contrast, draw conclusions, figurative language, plot, point of view, sequence of events, theme, summarizing, synonym/antonym, word recognition, dictionary, literary devices, etc.
Other Details
Supply List
Students will need: A print out of the reading passage and questions for each class and a copy of the test-taking strategies we will use in class (Provided before class begins)
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined January, 2021
4.9
116reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Texas Teaching Certificate
Hi! My name is Jordan and my purpose in life is to teach! With eight years of elementary teaching experience, coupled with my passion and dedication to provide diverse students with an individualized and collaborative learning environment, I am confident in my ability to provide positive and valuable lessons.
Certifications: Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT), Early childhood - 6th grade teaching certification, ESL certification, BA in Elementary Education, Masters in Special Education
My life has always revolved around education. I was practically born in the classroom. With my mother being a teacher, I was able to see how passionate she was about the job. Every day I would hear about how she impacted someone's life and I knew that was what I wanted to do one day. During the summer I would assist her in summer camps. On weekends I would babysit. In college I tutored at an elementary school. There was no doubt that working with children filled my cup!
I believe that learning should be fun and exciting! If I am not having fun than the learner isn't enjoying my lesson. My goal is for the student to learn the material without even realizing that they are learning.
"Every child deserves a champion --an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be.” -Rita F. PiersonReviews
Live Group Class
$14
weekly1x per week
40 min
Completed by 10 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-9
3-7 learners per class
