Join me for a beginning writing class with sight word practice!  In this three-day class, students will learn four new sight words each day and use that knowledge (plus knowledge of letters and sounds) to write complete sentences with me!

 In each class, we will start by learning and practicing each sight word through reading, writing, repetition, and movement.  We will use our mastery of these new words to write sentences together as a class! Not all words included in our sentences will be these sight words. Learners will use knowledge of letters and sounds to produce other words included in our sentences. Students will be reminded of and guided through sounding out each word, one sound and letter(s) at a time, when writing.  Digraphs, blends, vowel teams, and other spelling strategies will be taught and reviewed as they are encountered each week. Although each week will have specific sight words taught and a specific "tricky sound," I am a flexible teacher and love to add in other tips and tricks as we encounter them together! I love having fun with my students and letting my class be student-led at times. 
***Please note that not all words may be spelled correctly in our sentences. Other than the sight words that we learn, any words we sound out to write together will be spelled phonetically. We will practice segmentation: hearing, identifying, and separating each phoneme in a word as we write. An example of this would be if I said the word “dog.” To segment, or separate, this word, the student should be able to hear and identify each phoneme (individual sound) in the word, “/d/-/o/-/g/.” Knowledge of letters and letter sounds will help learners connect those sounds they hear to the physical letter(s) written on paper. Through this, children are able to put their spoken words into writing!  Our goal in this class is for students to practice spelling phonetically, writing a letter(s) for each sound heard in the word they are writing. This is an important stage of spelling and a stepping stone to successful spelling and writing.  An example of this would be if your learner writes “casl” for the word “castle.” All sounds are present, and your learner is gaining confidence in using their own knowledge to spell and write independently! 

Finally, students will learn and practice correct sentence structure (capital letter at the beginning, spaces between words, punctuation) in order to write a complete sentence! Students in this class should have prior knowledge and confidence in identifying letters and sounds and be able to write each letter, both uppercase and lowercase. This class will take learners from hearing/saying the word to writing it and, furthermore, forming a complete sentence. Bring your letter knowledge, and become writing experts with me!

***This "camp" includes three weeks of my "Sight Words and Sentences: Let's Write Together!" class that I list in the Fall and Spring semesters. If your learner enjoys these classes, I'd love for them to join me next Fall, starting in September, where we will spend 11 weeks learning sight words and tricky sounds and writing sentences together! (I also offer a reading version of this class in the Fall and Spring.)


Camp Section 1 (June 5th-7th @1pm CST):

Day 1: I, like, to, red  *words with silent "e"
Day 2: we, see, a, yellow  *words with silent "e"
Day 3: look, at, the, orange  *words with "oo"


***More camp sections may be added at a later date, with new sets of lessons, sight words, and tricky sounds. They will be updated here as they are scheduled!