What's included
2 live meetings
1 hrs 30 mins in-class hours per weekAssessment
Vocabulary exercises in class Comprehension questions after reading passageClass Experience
US Grade 2 - 4
Intermediate Level
Do you want your learner to develop their vocabulary skills and improve their reading fluency? In this ongoing class, your child will learn word attack skills (phonics) and boost their vocabulary skills using a top-rated vocabulary curriculum. They will learn to sound out words and determine their level of understanding of that word. (don't know the word, heard the word but don't know meaning, or can define the word) Then they will be exposed to the word in context to help determine the meaning of the word. Other clues to the word meaning such as affixes, word roots, part of speech and language of origin will be used to help learners discover the meaning. Dictionary skills will then be used to confirm and/or clarify the meaning/s of the word. Each lesson will consist of 10 words that students will discuss and practice spelling. Reading fluency will be developed as students read a passage that focuses on the vocabulary words for that week. Following the passage the students will have opportunity to check their comprehension of the passage. The students will also be given a chance to review the words in a variety of simple games. STUDENTS are REQUIRED to purchase Book 3 Wordly Wise 3000 Fourth Edition for this class. ISBN 978-0-8388-7702-9 Week of Jan 6 Lesson 1 Day 1: Introduce vocabulary words/practice exercises cylinder, examine, fatal, feature, grasp, jet, marine, scar, tentacle, vessel Day 2: Fluency reading passage/comprehension check/vocab review game Monsters of the Deep Week of Jan 13 Lesson 2 Day 1: Introduce vocabulary words/practice exercises attract, crew, dangle, drift, event, launch, opposite, reverse, signal, steer Day 2: Fluency reading passage/comprehension check/vocab review game Up, Up, and Away Week of Jan 20 Lesson 3 Day 1: Introduce vocabulary words/practice exercises ambition, auction, coast, current, frail, intelligent, novel, resident, starve, volunteer Day 2: Fluency reading passage/comprehension check/vocab review game Roundup Time in Virginia Week of Jan 27 Lesson 4 Day 1: Introduce vocabulary words/practice exercises average, border, cocoon, flutter, moisture, nectar, process, span, suitable, timber Day 2: Fluency reading passage/comprehension check/vocab review game Monarchs of the Air Lesson 5 Day 1: Introduce vocabulary words/practice exercises amaze, arctic, court, elect, interval, league, limit, milestone, recreation, tackle Day 2: Fluency reading passage/comprehension check/vocab review game Hoop, Hoop, Hurray! Lesson 6 Day 1: Introduce vocabulary words/practice exercises chasm, continent, credit, enable, foul, gust, ordeal, plateau, rig, schedule Day 2: Fluency reading passage/comprehension check/vocab review game Doing It the Hard Way Lesson 7 Day 1: Introduce vocabulary words/practice exercises act, additional, advice, crumple, fan, memorize, mystify, pause, transparent, vanish Day 2: Fluency reading passage/comprehension check/vocab review game Abracadabra! Lesson 8 Day 1: Introduce vocabulary words/practice exercises contain, digest, finicky, habit, hinge, marsh, nursery, rely, spine, thrive Day 2: Fluency reading passage/comprehension check/vocab review game Danger: Hungry Plants Lesson 9 Day 1: Introduce vocabulary words/practice exercises attitude, confess, defend, gradual, hint, individual, malce, misery, solution, survey Day 2: Fluency reading passage/comprehension check/vocab review game Bully Solutions Lesson 10 Day 1: Introduce vocabulary words/practice exercises cable, cathedral, convey, device, freight, landmark, method, rod, shaft, structure Day 2: Fluency reading passage/comprehension check/vocab review game Life's Ups and Downs Lesson 11 Day 1: Introduce vocabulary words/practice exercises diagram, frustrate, graduate, prank, primary, risk, stress, urge, vacant, vigorous Day 2: Fluency reading passage/comprehension check/vocab review game Meet a Firefighter Lesson 12 Day 1: Introduce vocabulary words/practice exercises adopt, arouse, arrange, cell, infection, influence,injure, pattern, series, vision Day 2: Fluency reading passage/comprehension check/vocab review game Reading with the Fingertips Lesson 13 Day 1: Introduce vocabulary words/practice exercises calendar, carnival, experience, govern, gulf, haste, nation, scatter, surrender, thrill Day 2: Fluency reading passage/comprehension check/vocab review game Viva Cinco de Mayo Lesson 14 Day 1: Introduce vocabulary words/practice exercises bold, cunning, deed, doze, jagged, positive, respect, responsible, smuggle, version Day 2: Fluency reading passage/comprehension check/vocab review game Jason and the Golden Fleece Lesson 15 Day 1: Introduce vocabulary words/practice exercises division, mental, outcome, pastime, promote, rate, regret, talent, theory, tournament Day 2: Fluency reading passage/comprehension check/vocab review game Sixty-Four Squares and Sixteen Pieces
Other Details
Parental Guidance
This class utilizes a third-party tool, Wordly Wise 3000/third edition. Students must purchase this book and bring it to class each time we meet. It will be used to discuss the meanings of words and practice word skills. It also contains the reading passages used for each fluency reading exercise.
ISBN 978-0-8388-7603-9
Supply List
Students will be required to purchase their own copy of Wordly Wise to be used in class and as some homework practice pages. ISBN 978-0-8388-7702-9
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Bowling Green State University/ Ohio
I am a retired elementary education teacher with experience in public, private and homeschool settings. I also have been an intervention tutor for Tier 1 and 2 students in the pucblic school and have taught on this platform for three years.
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Live Group Class
$30
weekly ($15 per class)2x per week
45 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-11
3-6 learners per class