Phonics, Spelling and Decoding Support for Upper Grade Students: Multisyllabic Words (Part 4)

In this one month course, students will meet twice per week for just 25 minutes a session to improve their phonics, spelling and decoding ability. We'll focus on multisyllabic words.

Overview

Live Group Class

Meet over live video meetings

8 live meetings

3 hrs 20 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

Does your fourth, fifth or sixth grader still struggle to spell? Do they freeze when they encounter a tricky word in their reading? Do they still have a hard time spelling amaze or solid? Then this class is for them!

Most phonics instruction stops in the primary grades and students get little help thereafter with the rules of phonics. They continue to struggle with spelling. They continue to struggle to decode. Then their comprehension and writing suffer all because they are missing a few of the basics.

In Phonics, Spelling and Decoding Support for Upper Grade Students: Multisyllabic Words, which will be led be a certified reading specialist, we will meet for just 25 minutes, two times a week for four weeks. In that short time, your child will learn phonics through a systematic, explicit and age-appropriate approach with their peers.  Phonemic awareness work will also be included if deemed necessary through the initial assessment.

Our class will use Nearpod to help us interact together as a group and provide focused practice.

Students will have homework after each class using Google Forms to practice the work completed in class. They will receive instant feedback to determine how well they know the sounds taught in class. This is also a great opportunity as a parent to see what they are working on in class and support them at home as well.

Week 1:
- Initial Assessment
- Closed syllables

Week 2:
- Open syllables
- Two syllables with silent e

Week 3:
- Two syllable vowel teams
- Two syllables with vowel r

Week 4:
- Two syllables with consonant le
- Review/Final Assessment

Try one month or all four! No need to take courses in a specific order.
Predictable Vowel Teams: https://bit.ly/3IOFxbj
Multiple Sound Vowel Teams: https://bit.ly/3s0RIuH
R Controlled Vowels: https://bit.ly/3GcMmSi
Multisyllabic Words: https://bit.ly/34hS7Rm

Other Details

Parental Guidance

We'll be using Nearpod and Google Forms in class. Neither require a subscription.

Supply List
- Pencils
- Spiral Notebook (1 subject is fine)
- Whiteboard and Markers
- Access to a printer
Language of Instruction

English

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

Available times

There are no open spots for this class.

Meet the teacher

Sarah E. Sewell, M.Ed. (Reading Specialist)
Joined October, 2020
Average rating: 4.9
Number of reviews: (275)

Welcome!
I am passionate about instilling a love of reading in children through sharing engaging, high interest texts. The classes I teach are literacy based, and I also offer reading assessments to help parents have a better understanding of their child's reading level and strategies to support them.
I have ten years teaching experience at the elementary level and my Masters in Reading Education from UVA and am certified to teach readers from K-12. I ran the CETA (Changing Education through the Arts) program by the Kennedy Center, at my school and find great value in arts integration.
I believe children should feel that they are valued members of a class in order to do their best learning. Classes should be engaging, interactive and social, especially in a virtual format.
I have two little guys at home and we love to bake, go on nature walks, and we just learned about Geocaching! Oh, and I'm a Penn Stater at heart- We Are!

Reviews

For this teacher(275)

275 total ratings, 159 with reviews

Very accommodating and knowledgeable.  Great to know the strengths and weaknesses to work with this year for my kids.

Donna H. on Aug 20, 2023

Thank you for a wonderful experience with this reading assessment. The detailed report has given us a good grasp of where our learner stands, and...  Show More...

Liza G. on Nov 25, 2022

My daughter’s assessment was quick and the teacher ended it about 10 minutes early.  Show More...

Stella S. on Oct 5, 2022

Wow, oh wow... this report I got back was very thorough and helpful. It had very precise examples of what to work on. Worth. every. penny. I had a...  Show More...

Alina P. on Sep 24, 2022

Ms. Sewell is wonderful and very kind, my learner has taken classes with her as well as two assessments. I really appreciated the assessment...  Show More...

Jessica P. on Sep 8, 2022

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Live Group Class

$4

per class


2x per week, 4 weeks

25 min

Live video meetings

Ages 9-12

2-14 learners per class


This class is no longer offered