Primus Reading: Foundations of Reading With a Certified Reading Specialist
This class is for new readers in Pre-School, Pre-K, Kindergarten, and first grade. Students will be taught the basics of reading in this small-group class. We will cover letters and letter sounds, phonemes, and phonics.
Annette the Teacher B.A. ACE Educator
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(128)
What's included
30 live meetings
10 in-class hoursAssignments
1-2 hours per week. Handouts will be available on the class page for students to practice their new skills.Assessment
Students will be assessed throughout the course of the class to monitor reading skills.Class Experience
US Grade Preschool - 1
Beginner Level
Learning to Read is a complicated process for most students. Children learn spoken language quite easily just by listening and learning from their environment. Reading is a much more complex process. Reading involves taking the learned spoken sounds and connecting them to letters and words. Research has shown the most effective way to learn to read is by using the Science of Reading. The Science of Reading is a proven method of teaching reading. It has five main pillars or areas: 1. Phonemes - learning the 44 distinct sounds of the English language 2. Phonics - Connecting sounds to letters and words 3. Fluency - Ease of speed of reading 4. Vocabulary - Known words 5. Comprehension - Understanding what is read Annette the Teacher is a trained, certified Science of Reading Specialist. In this very small group class, students will be taught pre-reading print awareness, phonemes, and phonics using proven techniques. Learning to read is very repetitive. During each class, students will review previous skills through practice and exercises. Then they will be taught a new skill. They will practice the new skill through exercises and repetition. All lessons use presentations, slides, worksheets, games, and interactive elements and manipulatives. The class format is: Welcome and warm-up: Students are welcomed into class Review: A previous skill is reviewed and practiced New Skill: A new skill is introduced and practiced Wrap-Up: We review and reinforce what we learned during the class Hand-outs: Hand-outs will be introduced throughout the course of the class. Some of these will be used during the class. Please make sure you have printed out and prepared the handouts for each class when asked to do so. Some hand-outs are for your use and review with your child. Hand-outs will be listed on the class page as PDF files. They will be available by Friday for the following week. Please check the class page weekly for the handouts and print them out. The content of the class builds throughout the class. The general format is listed below. If the students in a particular class need more practice on a particular skill, the format may change. Week 1: Getting to know you, initial assessment, introduction to learning in a formal setting, print awareness, letters Week 2: Print awareness, pre-reading activities, introduction to syllables Week4 3: Syllables, introduction to letter sounds - consonants Weeks 4 and 5: Syllables, letter sounds - consonants Week 6: Introduction to short vowel sounds Week 7: Introduction to first and last letter sounds in words Week 8: Review and practice, assessment Week 9: Letter sounds Week 10: Introduction to CVC words Week 11: More CVC words Week 12: Review and assessment Please note: It takes most children a few years to learn to read well. This is an introductory course. It is highly recommended students continue with the next level, 12-week course "Primus Reading: Building Reading Skills by a Reading Specialist".
Learning Goals
Students will develop early reading skills they will need in Kindergarten and beyond. Students will gain skills in print awareness, phonemes, and phonics.
Other Details
Learning Needs
If your child has unique learning needs, please contact Annette the Teacher prior to the start of the class.
Parental Guidance
We may use some educational videos during this class. Some of these videos may be on Youtube.
Supply List
Handouts will be available throughout the course to be used in conjunction with in-class instruction. Please check the class page weekly.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
This course was developed by Annette the Teacher using Science of Reading and Phonics skills.
Joined March, 2021
4.9
128reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from Minors: Biology, Chemistry, and Writing
Annette the Teacher is a Certified Science of Reading instructor.
Annette the Teacher has been teaching for a long time. She has over three decades of experience teaching children of all ages. She has a B.A. in Sociology with minors in Biology, Chemistry, and Writing from the University of Pittsburgh. She has homeschooled her own children from Pre-School through High School graduation. All of her classes are interactive. Annette encourages students to fully participate in class. Her classes feature hands-on activities, worksheets, and books Annette writes herself.
Annette is a published writer and artist. She uses her extensive knowledge and experience to create unique classes for every student. She enjoys teaching science, history, reading, art, and cooking classes. She brings history alive with her "Life in ..." history classes where students learn about key times in history by experiencing children's and families' lives in that period. "Paint like ..." art classes where students will learn about famous artists and create their artwork based on the artists' works. "Primus Science" classes where we explore science and complete experiments and projects. Kid Cuisine classes are cooking classes for young chefs. Students should be prepared to make, explore, and create during class. Annette knows hands-on, interactive experiences are the best way for children to learn.
Annette also has experience working with children with special needs. She is a Mom to a child on the autism spectrum and a child with serious medical needs. She also has worked with children with ADHD. If your child has special needs, please get in touch with Annette so she can work with you and your child.
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Live Group Class
$54
weekly3x per week, 10 weeks
20 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 3-6
2-4 learners per class
