Students will learn to speak on a common topic with respect to the thoughts and time of others, even if they do not agree with an interpretation. They will learn time management and reading comprehension beyond simple facts and questions. My hope is that this will lead to them being able to participate in conversations in other areas of life with the same amount of respect regardless of the topic.

This class should serve as a tool to help them in cooperative classroom reading, as well, which is a large part of ELA in middle and high school.

I have been an avid reader and writer from a young age. This led to class-assigned books being an enjoyable part of school all the way through my undergraduate education.

For over 25 years, I have been a tutor, helping students to interpret many subjects, predict outcomes, speak about alternative theories and viewpoints, and work together to help create a group understanding of a topic. I have worked with children from many religious and cultural backgrounds, and have been able to facilitate learning in a secular manner even if the child has personal beliefs that they use to help them understand material in a familiar way.

I have led undergraduate classes where factual information was to be interpreted and applied to imaginary situations. My degree in psychology creates a unique viewpoint in terms of discussion and facilitating conversations with groups. I've worked with children with special needs at a local school, and have used my abilities there to great success: staying calm and patient while students think, being encouraging and giving positive feedback, and helping with reading comprehension for students aged 6 and up!

Homework Offered
Students will be given a couple of questions to think about while reading, and the time outside of class depends on their reading speed, but shouldn't be longer than 2 hours, given the length of the novel.
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered

Students with unique learning needs are welcome to join. However, due to the nature of the class, it's important that students be able to communicate their thoughts verbally based on their interpretations of the reading they've done.

Students should be able to read at a 5th-grade level and be able to comprehend and interpret text in at least a factual manner. They must also be willing to participate in discussions with others cooperatively.

We will be reading "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle. A study guide will provide questions and activities for the students to consider while reading, and pages will be distributed from this study guide electronically.