Kathie Harsch:  reading + writing private lessons

✨Let's help your middle school child shine in reading and writing✨


A V A I L A B I L I T Y: 

I hold classes on the following days and times:

⏰ 5-8pm EST Mondays-Thursdays 


If you do not see a time available, that is because I am scheduled with other learners or classes at that time.


C O U R S E  D E S C R I P T I O N:

➡️reading, writing, grammar, and/or vocabulary lessons individualized to your learner

➡️ for 6th - 9th grade students (my area of expertise)

➡️This can be a one time class or an ongoing tutoring course 

➡️Your child MUST be able to type on their device, so laptops or computers should be used for this course. 

➡️ Taught by a caring and responsive teacher, who wants to help your middle school learner improve their literacy skills. 

➡️This course is for native English speakers or those proficient enough in English to be able to discuss their needs with me.

⚠️NOTE: I am not a reading specialist, and I do not teach elementary level reading.



W H AT   T O  E X P E C T  A F T E R  S I G N  U P:

💬During our first Zoom meeting, I would like to talk for a few moments with you and your learner about what their learning needs are so I can give them the help they need. 

📋I also give a reading/writing assessment on the first meeting unless students are meeting with me about specific assignments.

📨Weekly updates in your messages from me as to the progress of your child.

➡️If your child does not show up for their session, I will message you in the first few minutes of class starting to inform you of their absence. After ten minutes, I close the Zoom classroom and message you again that they missed class. This is non-refundable as per Outschool policy.


W E E K L Y  S E S S I O N S:

Since this course is individualized, you and your learner choose what we will be focusing on for each session. 

However, our sessions could look something like this:

✍🏻Week 1: Getting to Know you and your writing needs - short writing sample - I will give them a Google link for a shared document that they can type into. I will then send you the document with my recommendations.

📖Week 2: Getting to Know you and your reading needs - short reading and comprehension 
questions via Pear Deck and Google

📋Week 3: One grammar/writing skill that you need help with or parent/learner choice 

📖Week 4: One reading/study skill that you need help with or parent/learning choice - use a graphic organizer to take notes for reading (Google link to a file I've created for your learner)


⚠️R E F U N D S /C A N C E L L A T I O N S 

Refunds are only given within a 24 hour notice, if I have been contacted by you, the parent, or the learner. If you cannot make a meeting due to your schedule, please make sure you cancel that meeting before Sunday of that week.

I do not refund if I do not have a message from you within 24 hours. Everyone’s time is valuable, including mine. I can; however, provide you with the learning materials that I planned to help the student with that week. Or we can use those at the next LIVE lesson.

I DO message parents when a learner does not appear in the Zoom meeting within a couple of minutes of the scheduled time. I give 10 minutes of wait time before I sign off, and then I message again to let you know that your learner has missed their tutoring session. This is an Outschool policy that I follow.

If you CANNOT give a 24 HOUR notice, message me, and I will try to fit you into a time that I have during that week, but it is not guaranteed. 


So, PLEASE check your emails from Outschool because that is where the messages go. Quote directly from Outschool information: "Please note that the Conversations feature will track read and unread messages from within the Outschool platform, and will sync with your personal email. For example, if you read and respond to messages via your email, those messages will show as Read from Conversations."