Welcome to the Ranch: 1 to 1 Guided Reading/Writing Tutoring for Early Readers
#academic In this 2-week course meets MTW. Students will gain foundational reading and writing skills as they learn about a Midwestern ranching family and their life on the ranch with the Meet the Applemans Guided Reading series.
Heidi Heath DeStefano, MEd
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What's included
6 live meetings
4 in-class hoursAssessment
Learners will be assessed using a combination of instructor observation and running records.Class Experience
US Grade Kindergarten
Beginner Level
Using beginning stories featuring a ranch family, students will gain early reading and writing skills. Activities include letter/sound practice, phonemic awareness, phoneme blending, rhyming, clapping syllables, voice print matching, sentence construction, and language and vocabulary development. They will also learn introductory map skills. This on-line course combines direct instruction, videos, presentations, discussions, movement, and downloadable instructor created books for a variety of learning experiences. Teaching style is customized to meet students' needs. Students will need to have knowledge of the English language, and be able to be instructed in an on-line format. Each 40 minute class follows the same lesson format, but features a different book and focuses on different letters. Lesson 1: Introduction to the Appleman Family 10 minutes - Using ranch photos of the Appleman family, students will complete phonemic awareness, rhyming, and vocabulary activities utilizing video chat. 5 minutes - Slides will be used for letter identification (m, i), word decoding/blending, and introductory sight word practice (mom, dad, my). 10 minutes - With instructor guidance, students will read the book, "My Family" and locate the setting on the ranch map. 5 minutes - Discussion questions will be asked and students will be encouraged to provide complete responses. They will utilize the video chat to interact with the instructor and each other. 10 minutes - Students will compose a short sentence prompted from the information/structure presented in the text. The instructor will guide the students as they write it on paper and teach them to check their sentence for standard conventions. Students will read their sentence aloud during the video chat. Lesson 2: Welcome to the Ranch 10 minutes - Using ranch photos of the landscape and animals, students will complete phonemic awareness, rhyming, and vocabulary activities utilizing video chat. 5 minutes - Slides will be used for letter identification (h, r), word decoding/blending, and introductory sight word practice (mom, dad, my, we). 10 minutes - With instructor guidance, students will read the book, "Welcome to the Ranch" and locate the setting on the map. 5 minutes - Discussion questions will be asked and students will be encouraged to provide complete responses. 10 minutes - Students will compose a short sentence prompted from the information/structure presented in the text. The instructor will guide the students as they write it on paper and teach them to check their sentence for standard conventions with a checklist. Students will read their sentence aloud during the video chat. Lesson 3: Dad 10 minutes - Using photos of ranch equipment and tools, students will complete phonemic awareness, rhyming, clapping syllables, and vocabulary activities utilizing video chat. 5 minutes - Slides will be used for letter identification (f, l), word decoding/blending, and sight word practice (dad, we, my, is). 10 minutes - With instructor guidance, students will read the book, "Dad" and locate the setting on the ranch map. 5 minutes - Discussion questions will be asked and students will be encouraged to provide complete responses. 10 minutes - Students will compose a short sentence prompted from the information/structure presented in the text. The instructor will guide the students as they write it on paper and teach them to check their sentence for standard conventions. Students will read their sentence aloud during the video chat. Lesson 4: I Like 10 minutes - Using photos of ranch activities, students will complete phonemic awareness, rhyming, clapping syllables and vocabulary activities utilizing video chat. 5 minutes - Slides will be used for letter identification (j, t), word decoding/blending, and sight word practice (I, is, to, like). 10 minutes - With instructor guidance, students will read the book, "I Like" and locate the setting on the ranch map. 5 minutes - Discussion questions will be asked and students will be encouraged to provide complete responses. 10 minutes - Students will compose a short sentence prompted from the information/structure presented in the text. The instructor will guide the students as they write it on paper and teach them to check their sentence for standard conventions. Students will read their sentence aloud during the video chat. Lesson 5: I Can See Animals 10 minutes - Using photos of wild and domestic animals found on the ranch, students will complete phonemic awareness, rhyming, and vocabulary activities utilizing video chat. 5 minutes - Slides will be used for letter identification (s, d), word decoding/blending, inflectional ending 's' and sight word practice (I, a, can, see). 10 minutes - With instructor guidance, students will read the book, "I Can See Animals" and locate the setting on the ranch map. 5 minutes - Discussion questions will be asked and students will be encouraged to provide complete responses. 10 minutes - Students will compose a short sentence and read it aloud. Lesson 6: Big and Little 10 minutes - Using photos of big and little items found on the ranch, students will complete phonemic awareness, rhyming, and vocabulary activities utilizing video chat. 5 minutes - Slides will be used for letter identification (p, b), word decoding/blending, and sight words (is, see, can, big, little). 10 minutes - With instructor guidance, students will read the book, "Big and Little" and locate the setting on the ranch map. 5 minutes - Discussion questions will be asked and students will be encouraged to provide complete responses. 10 minutes - Students will compose a short sentence and read it aloud.
Learning Goals
During this overview of beginning reading and writing, students will learn concepts of print, phonemic awareness, phoneme blending, rhyming, letter identification, how to compose and construct a simple sentence, and build their vocabulary and language skills around a Midwestern ranching theme. Specific goals include the following:
1. The student will be able to isolate the initial phoneme of a word and link it to a letter.
2. The student will be able to recognize visual features of a word and locate the word in a book.
3. The student will understand that they need to read and write beginning on the left and proceeding to the right using voice-print match to self-monitor and self-correct.
4. The student will use visual information in pictures to cross check print.
5. The student will recognize a few beginning sight words and read words that are repeated within the same book.
6. The student will remember and discuss what was learned from reading a book.
7. The student will make predictions for a story and connections between the book and their own lives.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
To provide additional student practice in reading (but not required), caregivers are asked to download and assemble short leveled books. These books are designed and provided by the instructor. In addition, students will need some monitoring to access the letter formation tutorials and assistance in adjusting the video settings to the appropriate speed.
Supply List
Students will need a supply of unlined paper and writing tools. Six instructor created student leveled books are provided free for download. The downloadable books are optional for the class, but useful for student reading practice. The downloadable books will need to be printed double-sided, flipping on the SHORT end, folded and assembled according to page number. Ideally, the books can be stapled in the middle fold with a long-arm stapler, but tape will work, as well.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined April, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Wyoming Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
This class is designed to help beginning readers gain a solid overview of early reading and writing skills. With over thirteen years of experience in kindergarten and first grade classrooms, and as a reading intervention teacher, I understand how crucial positive early learning experiences are for student success. This is achieved more easily when their learning is embedded in a topic students are interested in, like animals, nature, and other children. Reviews
Live Private Class
$100
weekly3x per week, 2 weeks
40 min
Completed by 29 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-7
