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Waldorf Private Beginner Reading and Writing Course III

In this multi-sensory class, we will play with the artistry of learning every letter and letter sound through story, drawing, and teacher-led writing. Perfect for the budding beginning reader and first grade student.
Jodi Michelle, Master Linguist
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(114)
Class

What's included

16 live meetings
8 in-class hours
Mastery Evaluation
1 hour per week. included
Grading
Ms. Jodi will communicate with parents at the end of a course and parents are welcome to request feedback anytime.

Class Experience

Welcome to Ms. Jodi's classroom!  Let's open to the beautiful world of an emerging reader through a gentle introduction to the letters of the alphabet and beginning reading.  

Enter the world of Waldorf education, gifting your child with a relaxed, beautiful space to grow in reading skills while receiving an elite private school education at home!  

In this class, Ms. Jodi will introduce letters and letter sounds in a meaningful and magical way.  Each letter will be introduced with a lovely story allowing the student to form a picture with the letter.  Students draw a picture, forming the letter into the picture.  They will also write a sentence with sight words to go with the picture.  We will explore beginner readers together for beginning sight word recognition.  

My teaching style is gentle, patient, and flowing with rhythm so that students know what to expect in each class and can relax into learning.  

I am happy to try to accomodate schedule requests so send me a message with your requests. 

Class Structure:
~Light Candle
~Letter Story
~Drawing
~Writing

At times, we will also use Stockmar beeswax in our work, please let Ms. Jodi know if you have this modeling material available.  

Please provide drawing paper (main lesson book or sketchpad 9x12) and block and stick stockmar crayons for this class, as well as any pack of stockmar beeswax (all available on amazon, message me with any questions)
Learning Goals
Students will hear beautiful fairy tales and stories.
Students will work on pre-writing drawing skills with beeswax stick and block crayons.
learning goal

Syllabus

Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
16 Lessons
over 8 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Letter M
 ~Story
~Drawing
~Uppercase and lowercase Letter
~Sentence
~Reader 
30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Letter M
 ~Story
~Drawing
~Uppercase and lowercase Letter
~Sentence
~Reader 
30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Letter N
 ~Story
~Drawing
~Uppercase and lowercase Letter
~Sentence
~Reader 
30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Letter N
 ~Story
~Drawing
~Uppercase and lowercase Letter
~Sentence
~Reader 
30 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Parental Guidance
I will use Epic for screenshare. Parents do not need a subscription to Epic.
Supply List
Sketchpad 9x12
Stockmar beeswax crayons stick and block (available on amazon, message me if you need guidance)
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
  • Epic
Joined May, 2020
4.9
114reviews
Profile
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from University of Phoenix
M.A. Linguistics (IP)
B.S. Psychology
Yale University Overcoming Dyslexia Certificate (IP)
Master's work in Counseling and Library Science
Rapid Transformational Therapy Certified
Completion of Vimala Cursive Course and Coaching

I am a Waldorf educator having worked as a school librarian and library/research subject teacher for 6 years with grades K-12 as faculty at a Waldorf school in rural Pennsylvania.  I also worked as the first grade rest time teacher bringing calm and beautiful stories to this grade every day for many years. I have trained, been mentored by, and served along with some of the most experienced and dedicated Waldorf class and subject teachers in the world, some of whom have passed on and given me the greatest gift possible...to see their joy in teaching young souls. I also served as the reading coach for our school Reading Olympics team with over 40 students per year voluntarily coming to my library for an extracurricular where students were excited to read over 45 books a school year!  

I have been offering comprehensive and affordable private lessons for Waldorf and other students around the world for several years. I also offer special Waldorf grades classes where students can connect with other students around the world.  Our comfort with zoom now allows me to come to you no matter where in the world you may be!  From day one, my students notice the improvement in their abilities and overall comprehension but parents especially note the change in their confidence. I get letters every day from parents telling me how much they see the confidence in their student improving after working with me.  Each student has a unique learning style, and it’s my duty to find out what that is and adapt my lessons accordingly. Contact me today to find out how I can help you achieve your academic goals.  As both a Waldorf former homeschooling mom and a teacher at a Waldorf school, I offer a unique experience to wherever your student may be-at home or at school-while needing extra lessons.

I have also taken private courses in archetypes and studied the work of Carl Jung as a B.S. Psychology student.  I am also a published writer in the Waldorf publication LILIPOH magazine. I lived on a Navajo reservation for several summers. I also have Masters classes in Library Science, Human Services, as well as diversity training. I ran a middle and high school library at the Waldorf school where I taught creative writing, library, and research classes for six years.  I also worked in the Waldorf kindergarten and grades as an aftercare teacher.  

TESOL and TOEFL certified.  

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