The Excellent Reader Jr: 1:1 Language Arts Tutoring
In this 1:1 tutoring session, geared toward third, fourth, and fifth-grade Language Arts students, following our first-time evaluation session, I will create specific coursework to meet your learner's needs.
Evelyn VanZant: 4th and 5th Grade Language Arts
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Meets on Demand
schedule meetings as needed25 mins
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Homework
1 hour per week. If requested, I can provide homework to improve your learner's skills.Class Experience
US Grade 3 - 6
Due to some ongoing summer 2025 activities, I will not be posting availabiltiy, but if you have a particular need, please reach out and if I'm available, I will do my best to meet your needs. One of the best ways I've found for a student's Language Arts Skills to improve is by reading, discussing, analyzing, and applying. To best accomplish this, I suggest choosing a book from my list below. I'm prepared to walk with your learner through any of these books, pulled from my current classes, as they grow their reading, writing, comprehension, and grammar skills. Depending on the book chosen, it can take 3-6 sessions to complete. Be sure to register for trequired number of sessions. . Between sessions, allow time for your learner to complete the reading and discussion prep. These books are for the 3rd-4th grade reading level: My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannet (4 sessions) Twenty and Ten by Claire Hutchet Bishop (3 sessions) The Twenty One Balloons by William Pene DuBois(4-5 sessions) James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl (4 sessions) The Borrowers by Mary Norton (4 sessions) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming (4 sessions) Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat (3 sessions) Homer Price by Robert McCloskey (4 sessions) Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl (3 sessions) Mrs. Piggle Wiggle by Betty McDonald (4 sessions) Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan (3 sessions) These books are for the 4th-6th grade reading level: The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall (5 sessions) Red Sails to Capri by Ann Weil (4 sessions) The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (5 sessions) Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM by Robert C. O'Brien (5 sessions) The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis (4 sessions) The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis (4 sessions) Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield (Fisher) (4 sessions) Banner in the Sky by James Ramsey Ullman (4 Sessions) The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford (4 sessions) The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (5 sessions) The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (5-6 sessions) If you prefer to focus on grammar skills, you may register and then choose and message me two concepts from the list below per registered session. If I feel additional time will be needed, I'll contact you. Adjectives Adverbs Adverbial Phrases Book Reports Capitalization Cause and Effect Comma Rules Dictionary Usage Fact or fiction Figurative Language, Idioms Figurative Language, Metaphors Figurative Language, Onomatopoeia Figurative Language, Similes Gerunds Inference Nouns Nouns, Singular and Plural Oral Language Arts, Improvisation Paragraphs Paragraphs, Expository Paragraphs, Imaginative Narrative Paragraphs, Opinion Paragraphs, Persuasive Paragraphs, Process Paragraphs, Proofreading Paragraphs, Thank You Letter Poetry Interpretation Poetry, Acrostic Poetry, Edward Lear Poetry, Haiku Poetry, Hilaire Belloc Poetry, Lewis Carroll Poetry, Narrative Predicates/Verbs Prepositional Phrases Prepositions Presentations Public Speaking Punctuation Reading Reading Comprehension Research Projects Rhymes Sentence, Combining Sentence, Types Sentences, Compound Sentences, Descriptive Sentences, Parts Sentences, Simple Speaking Subjects Verbs Verbs, Action Verbs, Helping Verbs, Saying Verbs, State of Being Verbs, Thinking Vocabulary Writing, Brainstorming Writing, Dialogue Writing, Moralistic Stories Writing, Paragraphs Writing, Short Stories Writing, Third Person Omniscient Writing, Using Full Sentences
Learning Goals
In meeting these needs, the student's confidence in the Language Arts will be improved as well as their overall Language Arts Skills.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Included in this tutorial class, I may use Canva or PowerPoint lessons or share embedded Canva Video re-teaching lessons, however, your student will not be sent to the Canva website at any point during or after this class.
Supply List
Depending on the skills covered in these individualized lessons, students may need to acquire particular reading texts. These can be sourced from the internet, a bookstore, or even a library.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined July, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Mississippi State University
Saving my profile will allow you to receive updates on 4th and 5th-grade Language Arts class listings. I generally teach year-round, with classes beginning mid-September, mid-January, and mid-May. However, my mid-May courses will not meet during the summer of 2025. I'll see you in September!
Having taught for many years, I have learned the key to being a great educator is to, "Never Stop Learning!" To that end, I am always making exciting discoveries that allow me to improve my knowledge and skills in a variety of areas. Specifically, I am passionate about Literature, Public Speaking, and Life Skills and truly believe that knowledge in these areas is particularly important to achieving a full and happy life.
Through Outschool, my passion is to provide excellent Language Arts classes for 4th and 5th-grade students. This is the time in a student's education when they move from learning to read to reading to learn.
I have now listed three age-appropriate classes per grade level. These classes are designed to provide your student with a fun, educational, and exciting way to grasp the 4th and 5th-grade ELA Common Core expectations.
In the fall, your student may take either 4th—or 5th-grade ELA (Semester One) courses. In the spring (January), your student may take either 4th—or 5th-grade ELA (Semester Two) courses. In the summer, I'll be teaching my grade-specific eight-week Summer Reading and Writing Fun Courses.
Graduating with a degree in K-8 education and completing an emphasis in Reading and Math for all levels, I have had the privilege of teaching public, private, and homeschooled students in grades K-12. I have taught my three loves as listed above, and I have also enjoyed expanding my knowledge by teaching math, science, and history.
Learning should be an adventure worth taking and must include teacher and learner engaging together. As a teacher, I am also a learner, and as a learner, your students are also teachers. By engaging together as a classroom of teachers and learners, my classes will work for a variety of learning styles, including, but not limited to, visual, auditory, and tactile learning styles.
When I'm not teaching, I walk, read, sew, cook, watch baseball, and love my family.Reviews
Live 1-on-1 Lessons
$30
per sessionMeets on demand
25 min
Completed by 9 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-13
