Using Read-Alouds to Build a Bridge to Better Reading and Comprehension
In this five-week course, one student will listen to various read-alouds to find answers to questions in the text
Benita B Brown M.Ed.
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5.0
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What's included
5 live meetings
3 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursAssessment
Students will be assessed through informal evaluation of activities performed at the end of each lesson.Class Experience
US Grade 1
Studies show that children who have rich and varied experiences with vocabulary instruction have stronger reading comprehension. (Hart & Risley, 1995) found that some children entered school with thousands of hours of language experiences, while other children, were not exposed to this volume of words. Thus, by the end of second grade, there was a 4,000-word gap between the two groups of children, and that comprehension was adversely affected in the group of students with limited language experiences. Reading comprehension is an intricate process in which the reader, accurately and with automaticity, identifies words in the text. The reader then connects these words to prior knowledge, forming new ideas and retaining this information in a manner that results in understanding what is being read. Understanding key vocabulary is an anchor that helps the reader understand the passage. Vocabulary knowledge helps the reader think more logically and precisely about what is being read. Knowing vocabulary helps the reader link ideas presented in the text to existing knowledge. In this course, we will use the book "Ramona, the Pest," by Beverly Cleary, as a read-aloud in order to link vocabulary, comprehension strategies, and grammar usage. Using the I Do/We Do/You Do approach, we will study the following strategies and skills. Pre-teaching vocabulary-introducing new words in the story. Explicit and intentional vocabulary instruction-explaining the meaning of the word in plain language. Grammar- learning about nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Reading for purpose-what goals will be accomplished?
Learning Goals
Using read-alouds, the student will use new vocabulary strategies to increase reading comprehension.
Other Details
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined May, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in Education from Salem College
Hello! My name is Benita Brown. I teach reading through phonics instruction. I have an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from Appalachian State University and a graduate degree in Language and Literacy from Salem College. I also have a National Board Certification in Reading Studies. I have an additional certification with the North Carolina School Improvement Project.
When I was a very little girl, my mother, a teacher, would bring home books from her school library for me to read. I loved to hold the books in my hands and feel the smoothness of the front and back covers. I loved to turn each page and look at the letters in black ink. When I would open the books and begin to read, I became lost in a world of fun, fantasy, and even fright as the words unfolded before me. There is nothing like the joy of settling down with a good book and becoming immersed in new stories and fresh ideas. I want to make sure that every child has the opportunity to not only learn to read but to learn to LOVE to read. I believe that learning to read can be accomplished with explicit instruction in phonics and decoding. Once the sound-to-symbol
(sound/letter relationship) connection becomes automatic, a child can learn to decode almost anything. When that happens, the brain is free to focus on the content of what is being read. In other words, when decoding is effortless, a child can read for meaning- and more importantly, enjoyment. Let me show your child how fun learning to read can be. Join me as I show your child the wonders that life has to offer by opening up the pages of a good book.Reviews
Live Private Class
$50
for 5 classes1x per week, 5 weeks
40 min
Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-7
