Boost Reading Comprehension Skills - Grades K-1 Level Up Your Reading Success!

❓Do you wish your student wanted to learn and actually ENJOY READING? 📖 

❓Want your child to spend MORE TIME WITH BOOKS than phones and screens📱? 

❓Tired of being nervous 😟 about reading GRADES and standardized TEST SCORES? 

❓Feel like all you want is for your student to SUCCEED and to LOVE 💟 reading?

📚📖 JOIN US AND FLIP PAGES, NOT CHANNELS AND TRADE CLICKS FOR CHAPTERS!

This class is an excellent fit for any student with goals to develop stronger 💪🏼 and deeper reading comprehension skills 📙📖 that can boost academic success quickly. 


WHAT THIS READING COMPREHENSION CLASS OFFERS: 

✅ Age & Grade Level-Appropriate Lessons: TAILORED lessons based on current level.

✅ Skill-Building: Key reading STRATEGIES like summarizing, inferencing, main ideas.

✅ Personalized Attention: Lots of PARTICIPATION ensures each student is supported.

✅ Flexible Schedule: Classes available at VARIOUS TIMES to fit your busy schedule.

✅ Regular teacher FEEDBACK on how each specific learner is progressing.

✅ Optional HOMEWORK practice exercises with answer keys. 


EACH WEEKLY CLASS WILL EXPLORE:
* pre-reading skills and background knowledge
* reading decoding and fluency
* reading recall and comprehension
* vocabulary skills  

🌷SPRING 2025 SCHEDULE:

MARCH 2025 -  Finding the Main Idea & Supporting Details
APRIL 2025 -  Using Context Clues to Decipher Meaning
APRIL 2025 -  Making Inferences & Drawing Conclusions
APRIL 2025 -  Comparing & Contrasting
APRIL 2025 -  Identifying Cause & Effect
MAY 2025 -  Character Traits and Analysis
MAY 2025 -  Making Predictions/Foreshadowing
MAY 2025 -  Exploring Plots & Settings
MAY 2025 -  Figurative Language ( Metaphor, Simile, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia)
MAY 2025 -  Literary Elements (Imagery, Hyperbole, Personification, Idioms)

🌞SUMMER 2025 SCHEDULE:

JUNE 2025 -  Finding the Main Idea & Supporting Details
JUNE 2025 -  Using Context Clues to Decipher Meaning
JUNE 2025 -  Making Inferences & Drawing Conclusions
JUNE 2025 -  Comparing & Contrasting
JULY 2025 -  Identifying Cause & Effect
JULY 2025 -  Character Traits and Analysis
JULY 2025 -  Making Predictions/Foreshadowing
JULY 2025 -  Exploring Plots & Settings
JULY 2025 -  Figurative Language ( Metaphor, Simile, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia)
AUGUST 2025 -  Literary Elements (Imagery, Hyperbole, Personification, Idioms)

 All classes will be taught with NEW PASSAGES AND MATERIALS as we rotate through the different components of reading strategies during the school year.

☑️ THIS CLASS MEETS ALL OF THE COMMON CORE ELA (English/Language Arts) STANDARDS over the course of the year. 

☑️ ESA and CHARTER FUNDS accepted in my classes! 💵 I am ESL & Special Education CERTIFIED so all learners are welcome! 

✅ Each student will receive a OPTIONAL HOMEWORK PAGE for practice with answer key🗝️ included for home use as reinforcement of the weekly skill.  

☑️ Parent communication is highly valued in this class, and a written📜note or a short video 🎥feedback will be provided periodically as to how each student is progressing as my commitment to 🔗LINKING THE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE to the parents & family.

✅Building a personal relationship with each student is VERY important here, and I invite you to reach out any time with questions or desire for feedback.  Response time is within 24 hours.  Check the classroom page for newsletters, videos or feedback.

☑️Each class will present topics with 🚨NEW CONTENT🚨 as we move through the reading components.

✅CLASS IS VERY INTERACTIVE - EXPECT YOUR STUDENT TO READ📙 AND SPEAK 🎤FREQUENTLY! 

☑️This class has a flexible age range, so that an ADVANCED LEARNER could participate for practice and reinforcement,  while an EMERGING LEARNER can be challenged and encouraged.

✅ I use gentle prompts and open-ended questions with a lot of patience to bring out the most detailed responses possible from my students.  My goal is to make each learner feel like a MILLION BUCKS 💵for his or her efforts, no matter what!   

☑️Student participation time will vary depending upon class size and student comfort levels.  This class is a great place to BUILD READING FLUENCY, but also to build CONFIDENCE in reading and speaking online in front of others. 📖📙 Reading and discussion become MORE FUN WITH OTHERS!  

✅All of the material used in class has either been created by me or written permission for use on Outschool has been secured. 


WHY CHOOSE THIS READING CLASS?

☑️ Boost Confidence: Help your learner FEEL MORE CONFIDENT in the ability to understand what is being read.

☑️ Improve Test Scores: Learn PROVEN STRATEGIES to enhance performance on reading assessments, standardized tests, and school assignments.

☑️ Reading for Life: Foster a LOVE FOR READING that lasts beyond the classroom.

☑️ Give your student the THINKING TOOLS needed to succeed in school and beyond. 


🚨If you're NEW to the Outschool platform, enjoy a $20💵 off  a class discount to be redeemed in your first 30 days from signing up.  This code is valid for ANY CLASS ON OUTSCHOOL.  Use code: Lwdw97QS


I look forward to getting to know each student personally as we grow in our 💌love of reading!

Mrs. Brooke Nowlin

Certified Licensed Elementary & Special Educator (K-12) - Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree in Educational Administration
Online ESL Certified  TESOLTeacher 
20-Year Veteran Homeschooler