Test Prep: Reading Comprehension (5th & 6th Grade)
In this ongoing 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. #study
Jordan Terry M. Ed, CALT
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What's included
1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours per weekAssessment
Informal assessment of students will occur in class to guide instruction. Questions will be reviewed with the whole group to guide understanding. The students will be able to walk away from this class knowing their strengths and weaknesses from the passage.Class Experience
US Grade 5 - 6
***Please note that the same passage is used for each class. If you sign up for multiple classes, you will be working through the same passage. #study
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. Any questions that students get incorrect or are unsure about 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 April 7th: Mountain Bike - (Nonfiction)
Week of April 14th: Winning the Day (Fiction)
Week of April 21st: Science of Sleep (Nonfiction)
Week of April 28th: Finding Names (Fiction)
Week of May 1st: Big Berry Jam (Fiction)
Week of May 8th: Feline Facts (Nonfiction)
Week of May 15th: Lady Liberty (Paired Text)
Week of May 22nd: Basketball Camp - (Paired Text)
Week of May 29th: Washington D.C. (Nonfiction)
Week of June 5th: It's a Speech Matter (Fiction)
Week of June 12th: Petropolis Animal Shelter (Paired Text)
Week of June 26th: Jordan's Dilemma - (Fiction)
Week of July 3rd: Glassophobia - (Nonfiction)
Week of July 11th: Abigail Adams (Nonfiction)
Week of July 18th: New Neighbors - (Fiction)
Week of July 25th: No Class
Week of August 1st: San Diego (Nonfiction)
Week of August 8th: My Family Vacation (Fiction)
Week of August 15th: Merry Autumn (Poem)
Week of August 21st: Exotic Animals (Paired Text)
Week of August 28th: Teen Texting (Nonfiction)
Week of September 4th: Gold Rush
Week of September 11th: A Golden Lesson
Week of September 18th: Habitat for Humanity (Paired Text)
Week of September 25th: No Class
Week of October 2nd: Lewis and Clark (Paired Text)
Week of October 9th: Letter to the Editor
Week of October 16th: Buddy Reading with a Canine
Week of October 23rd: Math Trek
Week of October 30th: David's Brilliant Idea
Week of November 6th: The Wind - Poetry
Week of November 13th: To be determined
Week of November 20th: No Class
Week of November 27th: To be determined
Week of December 4th: To be determined
Week of December 11th: To be determined
Week of December 18th: Class may take place depending on the day - to be determined
Week of December 25th: Class may take place depending on the day - to be determined
Week of January 1st: To be determinedLearning 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
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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
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