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My name is Megan and I am an independent teacher. I am proud to offer my classes on the Outschool marketplace, and I look forward to meeting your learner!

Key Stage 1 (KS1) Reading Series for Beginning Readers:
⚬  Levelled Reading for Phonics, Fluency, and Comprehension
⚬  Rhino Readers Series: Decodable, Diverse, and Dynamic
⚬  ESL Students Welcome
⚬  Stay for just 1 class, or come back for as many classes as you would like!
⚬  23 class times available each week (22 times currently sold out)

Welcome to this exciting collection of fully decodable levelled reading books! Levelled reading is a wonderful way to improve fluency and comprehension. The books in this series of levelled reading include fiction, non-fiction, poetry (rhyme), and beautiful illustrations. Developed and published by Twinkl, the books in this levelled reading series have been approved for their high quality by the UK Department of Education as part of the publisher's Approved Phonics Teaching Programme.

These private levelled reading classes are ideal for focussed learning and individualised support for your child. Children will build confidence in their reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension through the levels within this series. Children will apply their phonics sounds and tricky (high frequency) word knowledge gradually through each level.

GENERAL AGE GUIDELINES:
Level 1:  Pre-readers check out my Story Time class!  https://bit.ly/megansstorytime
Level 2:  Age 5
Level 3:  Ages 5-6
Level 4:  Ages 5-6
Level 5:  Ages 6-7
Level 6:  Ages 6-8+
(These ages are examples only. The reading level your child works on will be based on their individual reading ability or English ability.)

This class is ideally suited to beginning readers, struggling readers, or children wanting to develop their comprehension and reading fluency skills in English. Children can enrol in one class, or as often as would be beneficial to your child's reading development. If taking this class more than one time, I will ensure that appropriate data tracking is monitored as your child progresses through each level.

Our First Class:
Before class begins, please contact me directly to select a reading level for your child and to address the needs of your child. Our first class together will begin with a short assessment to help select the ideal reading level for your child.

Our Continued Classes:
In our reading classes, we will begin by reviewing phonetic sounds and tricky words. Your child will then be guided through the reading, with individualised focussed support. Your child will develop word and sound recognition, reading fluency, phonetic awareness, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.

LEVEL 1: Pre-readers check out my Story Time class!  https://bit.ly/megansstorytime

LEVEL 2: SKILLS OVERVIEW (Lexile Average: up to 100)
In this level, each book is different and may include the following phonics sounds:
•	Level 2 includes 24 books total in the series
•	Sounds: s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k

LEVEL 3: SKILLS OVERVIEW (Lexile Average: 100-300)
In this level, each book is different and may include the following phonics sounds and tricky/common words:
•	Level 3 includes 24 books total in the series
•	Sounds: j, v, w, x, y, z, qu, ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er
•	Tricky/Common Words: he, she, we, me, be, was, my, you, they, here, all, are

LEVEL 4: SKILLS OVERVIEW (Lexile Average: 200-400)
In this level, each book is different and may include the following phonics sounds and tricky/common words:
•	Level 4 includes 24 books total in the series
•	Sounds: digraphs and trigraphs, CVCC, CCVC, CCCVC, CVCCC, polysyllabic words
•	Tricky/Common Words: said, so, have, like, come, some, were, there, little, one, do, when, out, what

LEVEL 5: SKILLS OVERVIEW (Lexile Average: 400-600)
In this level, each book is different and may include the following phonics sounds and tricky/common words:
•	Level 5 includes 36 books total in the series
•	Sounds: ay, oy, ie, ea, a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e, u_e, ou, ir, ew, ue, tch, soft c, soft g, y saying /ee/, ea saying /e/, ph saying /f/
•	Tricky/Common Words: could, should, would, want, oh, their, Mr, Mrs, love, your, people, looked, called, asked, water, where, who, why, thought, through, work, house, many, laugh, because, different, any, eye, friend, also, once, live, please, coming, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, brother, more, before, January, February, April, July, scissors, beautiful, castle, treasure, door, floor, brought, favourite, autumn, gone, colour, other, does, talk, two, know
•	Please note: Some Level 5 books are longer with more reading pages. For some Level 5 books, students may work on 1 book over 2 class meetings, depending on the fluency speed of the child (number of words read per minute).

LEVEL 6: SKILLS OVERVIEW (Lexile Average: 600-900)
In this level, each book is different and may include the following phonics sounds and tricky/common words:
•	Level 6 includes 20 books total in the series
•	Sounds: y saying /igh/, 'dge' 'ge' saying /j/, 'gn' saying /n/, 'kn' saying /n/, 'wr' saying /r/, 'ore' saying /or/, 'eer' saying /ear/, 'ey' saying /ee/, 'mb' saying /m/, 'a' 'al' saying /or/, 'o' saying /u/, 'or' saying /ur/ (world), 'a' saying /o/ (watch), 's' saying /zh/ (usually), words ending in -ture, words ending in -tion
•	Tricky/Common Words: four, eight, world, poor, great, break, steak, busy, clothes, whole, listen, build, earth, delicious, fruit, learn, search, famous, shoe, pretty, neighbour, group, tongue, country, heart, dangerous, special, enough, aunt, father, prove, improve, hour, move, sure, sugar, half quarter, straight, touch, caught, daughter, journey, area, heard, early
•	Please note: Level 6 books are longer with more reading pages. It is common for Level 6 students to work on 1 book over 2-3 class meetings, depending on the fluency speed of the child (number of words read per minute). It is recommended to enroll in 2 or more class times per week for learners working at Level 6.


CLASS POLICIES
⫸ Class will begin on time and I respectfully ask that children arrive on time as well. 
⫸ Mute Button: Your child will be unmuted during class and will be able to ask questions and share their opinions. Please ensure that your child knows how to mute and unmute their microphone.
⫸ Chat Box: The Chat Box will not be open during class in order to limit distractions.
⫸ Class recordings are available for 7 days after each completed class.
⫸ Cancellations: Families can cancel and/or reschedule future meeting dates from the list of upcoming meetings. If the cancellation is for longer than 2 weeks in a row, you will forfeit the time slot and the class section will close. You will need to re-enrol upon return; "saving a seat" is not accepted.