Join us as we have fun learning to read with the All About Reading Program!  
  
This course will work through Level 1 of All About Reading (AAR).  Level 1 students will need to have some experience with the alphabet.  Students do not need to know all of the letters but they should be able to identify most of them.  For example: A says /a/ (short a), C says /k/, etc.  (If they still forget a few that's fine.  We will be practicing them as we learn to read).  

This class works through the All About Reading program lessons.  There are 53 lessons in Level 1.  We will work on one to two lessons each week.  
 
Classes will begin with a phonogram (letter) review.  Then we will practice new words and phrases, or read a story.  Lesson activities may include additional stories, games, videos, and songs.  Students will be practicing: Letter sounds, Blending, Decoding, Sight Words (Leap Words), Rhyming, and Comprehension as they work through the AAR lessons.  

We will not complete all of the AAR lesson material during class, but we will touch on each of these areas: phonograms, word cards, fluency words/phrases, and lesson concepts.  On story days we will practice our words and read one of the provided stories.  All About Reading recommends 20 minute lessons and most lessons take a couple of days to complete.  Your child should know the new phonogram by the end of class and be able to apply it to words.  Please practice the phonograms, words, phrases, and activities found in the workbook between classes to reinforce the lesson.  


2024-2025 Schedule *Monday/Wednesday*
Session - Fall/Spring 
Week 1 <September 9/11>: Letters M, S, P, A, N, T, B, and J 
Week 2 <September 16/18>: Read “Bam!”, Letters G, D, C, and Y
Week 3 <September 23/25>: Read “The Cat”, Letters H, K, and R
Week 4 <September 30/October 2: Read “Jam” or “A Hat”, Letters I, V, F, and Z 
Week 5 <October 7/9>: Read “Hit the Gas” or “The Bad Rat”, Letters O, L, and W
Week 6 <October 14/16>: Read “Jan Did It” or “The Job”, Letter U and the Second Sound of S
Week 7 <October 21/23>: Read “Run, Bug, Run!” or “Kip the Pup”, Letter E
Week 8 <October 28/30>: Read “The Gum” or “The Sad Hog”, Letters QU and X 
Week 9 <November 4/6>: Read “Pet Ox” and “Fox in a Box”
Week 10 <November 11/13>: Consonant Team TH (2 days),

Week 11<November 18/20>: Read “Get Them!” and “The Red Pen"*
  ~~~~~~*Schedule adjustment for a medical procedure:  There will be no class November 19-22.  The week of November 17, we will ONLY have class on Monday.  The class schedule will adjust and missing days will be made up the week of May 27th.  From this day forward M/W class will be one day behind and T/F will be a week behind.


*****NO CLASS the weeks of <November 25> ****
Week 12 <December 2/4>: Consonant Team SH, Read “Run!” or “Six Fish”,  
Week 13 <December 9/11>: Consonant Team CH (2 days),
Week 14 <December 16/18> Read “The Tub” and “Get the Moth, Meg!”,
****TWO WEEK WINTER BREAK <Dec 23-Jan 5>*****
Week 15 <January 6/8>: REVIEW* TH, SH, CH, Words with Final Blends,
Week 16 <January 13/15>: Read “Tin Raft” and “Lost in the Bog”,
Week 17 <January 20/22>:  Words with Initial Blends, Read “Lunch”
Week 18 <January 27/29>:  Read 2 stories: “The Big Top”, “Slim Went West” or “The Hit”
Week 19 <February 3/5>: FF, LL, and SS, Read “Mud Milk” or “The Ant Hill”,
Week 20 <February 10/12>:  Three Leap Words,  Read “The Plan” or “The Big Mess”,
Week 21 <February 17/19>:  Read “The Runt Pig” and “Fish Class”,
Week 22 <February 24/26>: Consonant Team CK, “The Pet Duck” or “Fun at the Pond”,
Week 23 <March 3/5>: Consonant Team NG (2 days),
Week 24 <March 10/12>: Read “The Bat and King Sam” and “The Long Nap”,
Week 25 <March 17/19>: Consonant Team NK, Read “Frank Shrank” or “At Camp”
Week 26 <March 24/26>: Compound Words (2 days), 
Week 27 <March 31/April 2>: Read “Cobweb the Cat” and “Yuck!”,
****** BREAK ~ NO CLASS the week of <April 7> ***
Week 28 <April 14/16>: Plural Words, Read “Ten Wishes” or “Fast Fun”
Week 29 <April 21/23>: Additional Sounds for A, I, and C, Read “The Lost List” or “No Mud for Max”
Week 30 <April 28/30: Additional Sounds for O and G, Read “Pip the Milkman” or “The Duck Egg”
Week 31 <May 5/7>: Additional Sounds for E, U, Y, and CH, Read “The Sled” or “Ducks in a Truck”
Week 32 <May 12/14>: Short Vowels and Counting Syllables, Read “Biff and the Bathtub” or “The Wind on the Hill”
Week 33 <May 19/21>: Open and Closed Syllables, Read “Gus and Hal Go on a Trip” or “The Best Lunch”

**** During Breaks there is a limited number of private lessons available.  Please plan ahead if you would like your student to take a private lesson during a break. *****

On days we are not in class, please spend about 15-20 minutes reviewing the AAR lesson materials.  The student packet includes phonograms, words to practice, pages to practice reading, and game activity pages.  I suggest using the activities with your student on days we do not meet to reinforce the lesson.  Additionally, please read the stories with your child after we have completed them in class.  During most story lessons we will read one of the lesson stories.  Please have your learner read the second story and reread the story we practiced in class.  Rereading stories is a great way to practice fluency.  

*Most of our activities will be done online.  Occasionally, we will work on activity pages from the activity book.  Activities may need to be cut out to play.  (A few activities need to be glued or stapled).  You can cut out the activities before class if you would like your student to use their own during class.  I will show the activities through my desk camera or Google Drive so it is not required to cut these out before class.  

**Please have your student bring their reader on story days***


Students will need to have purchased their own copy of the curriculum before class.  Required materials include: the student packet and the 3 readers.  Here is a link to the curriculum:  https://www.allaboutlearningpress.com/all-about-reading-level-1/. 

You may be able to find materials on Ebay or Rainbow Resource Center (I suggest ordering the color edition if you order from someplace other than AAR). https://www.rainbowresource.com/category.jhtm?cid=2392

If you have questions about All About Reading or need help selecting a level please message me.  

***This class requires a minimum of 3 students.  If the minimum is not met, the students can choose private lessons ($29 per lesson) or a small group class ($50 per week).

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I also offer private reading tutoring if your child needs individualized help or if you would like to try a single class before committing to the full course: 

https://outschool.com/classes/private-one-on-one-personalized-reading-tutoring-orton-gillingham-jubNlFfy?usid=AgISxGA6&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link 
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**Policy**
Per Outschool policy, if a student is more than 10 minutes late, it will be considered a missed class and not eligible for a refund.  If no students have arrived at a class by 12 minutes after the start time I will end the class. If a student needs to cancel class, I will offer a reschedule when possible or issue a refund, as long as I am notified more than 24 hours in advance. In the case of a teacher scheduling conflict, I will offer to reschedule the class or issue a refund for the missed class. 
Thank you so much for respecting my time. :o)