This bi-weekly class is designed for children reading between mid-Kindergarten and First grade reading level. This class is often used as intervention for struggling readers, but I've also seen great success when used as enrichment for blooming readers. Reluctant readers welcome! I currently offer 4 levels of Small Group Reading Help- here are some general guidelines to determine if this section is a good fit for your learner:

Student has a strong grasp of letter sounds/phonics, can sound out simple words (dog, pig, sad, etc) and knows common sight words.  Your child is a great candidate for this section if they are able to read (with some help) books leveled A-D (using a Scholastic scale) or "My First" type readers. ex= Biscuit books. If your child isn't reading independently, but your child's teacher told you they were reading around Kindergarten/First Grade, they are a great fit!  Note: Your learner may jump into/out of this course at any time, all reading is within the same range (it will not get increasingly difficult each week). 

In this class, we will use a variety of games and activities to practice/reinforce decoding, blending, spelling patterns, and letter sounds. This will act as a refresher/warm-up for our reading passage of the day. Each week we will begin a new reading passage, and practice it for the entire week. We will practice reading this together as a group, and children will each be given the chance to read aloud to the group. I love to encourage this from the beginning, and have seen amazing transformation with even the most reluctant reader!  Confidence-building is at the core of each class, and students will have many opportunities to be encouraged (as well as practice being a great encourager!) Please bring a copy of the week's PDF story (uploaded to classroom upon enrollment) as well as a pencil, and colored pencils/crayons/highlighters in Red, Yellow, Green, Blue. 

As a group, we will complete in-class story passage activities that incorporate grammar rules, comprehension work, sentence structure, spelling patterns and much more. These activities will reinforce the skills practiced throughout the lessons, and promote confidence as your child becomes familiar and comfortable with the story. Comprehension skills practiced include: character traits, text to self connections, predictions, and describing beginning/middle/end of the story.  will assign daily reading practice (and a 10-15 minute independent story activity) each week, I've found students are eager to share their completed work with me (and progress nicely when they commit to regular practice). 

Week #1 (week of August 10th): 
Topic/Themes: I Can Read. ELA Skills: Words with the vowel /a/ and /y/, punctuation and first word in each sentence, words with 3 letters. Vocabulary words: read, happy.

Week #2 (week of August 17th): 
Topic/Themes: Jack Wanted a Dog. Words with the vowel /a/ and /y/, punctuation and first word in each sentence, words with 3 letters. Vocabulary words: sad, begged.

Week #3 (week of August 24th): 
Topic/Themes: Stop the Bus! Words with the vowel /a/ and /y/, punctuation and first word in each sentence, words with 3 letters. Vocabulary words: rush, brush.

Week #4 (week of August 31st): 
Topic/Themes: The Lost Puppy. Words with the vowel /a/ and /y/, punctuation and first word in each sentence, words with 3 letters. Vocabulary words: store, friends.