In this ongoing class, your learner will be reading exciting fiction and nonfiction stories. Each class focuses on reading, listening, and fluency skills. The comprehension activities help develop reading skills and comprehension strategies such as identifying details, sequencing events, identifying and describing characters and settings, identifying conflict, comparing and contrasting, and creating new endings for a story. This is an ongoing class that will give your learner flexibility to come and go as needed. Each week will focus on a new reader and new activities. This class is perfect for beginner readers and ESL learners. 

Week One: 
Reader: The Happy Kite 
Vocabulary: kite, hello, goodbye, mom, dad, sister, grandma, grandpa, brother
Grammar Review: This is my brother.

Week Two: 
Reader: Carl's Idea
Vocabulary: clay, idea, pencil, pen, ruler, eraser, crayon, colored pencil, numbers 1-10
Grammar Review: I have a pencil. I have an eraser. 

Week Three: 
Reader: Wild Animals
Vocabulary: brown, beautiful, cat, dog, opossum, horse, alligator, rabbit, bear, fox, deer, owl, snake, eagle
Grammar Review: What is it? It's an eagle. It isn't an owl. 

Week Four: 
Reader: Trixie the Color Bear
Vocabulary: now, fun, doll, truck, kite, ball, yo-yo, teddy bear, red, green, yellow, blue, black, white
Grammar Review: What color is it? It's red. 

Week Five: 
Reader: Where is Getaway?
Vocabulary: sad, glad, box, window, floor, table, chair, door, wall, cat, rabbit
Grammar Review: Where's the backpack? It's on the chair.

Week Six: 
Reader: Hello, Butterflies!
Vocabulary: egg, pupa, bug, snake, caterpillar, purple, beige, brown, pink, gray, red, yellow, frog
Grammar Review: What are they? They're brown eggs. Are they caterpillars? Yes, they are. No, they aren't.

Week Seven: 
Reader: Different Homes
Vocabulary: house, mansion, apartments, tree house, kitchen, living room, dining room, bedroom, bathroom, yard, numbers 11-20
Grammar Review: There is one kitchen. There are fifteen bedrooms. 

Week Eight: 
Reader: Lunchtime at the Zoo
Vocabulary: hamburger, hotdog, pizza, French fries, milk, cookie, tomato, peas, apple, carrot, banana, orange
Grammar Review: I like hamburgers. I don't like peas.