Teach Your Child To Read And Write

At-home activities to help your child learn important literacy skills.

What you'll learn

Help your child learn to read and write.

Know what your child is expected to learn at school.

Use research based instruction to help children build early literacy skills

Requirements

Be excited about working with your child!

Be willing to engage with your child's teacher at school.

Description

Help your child develop strong reading and writing skills. Teach Your Child to Read and Write includes over 20 video lessons covering all aspects of early literacy. You will learn:What your child is expected to learn at school.How these skills and concepts will impact your child's future academic success.Simple and fun ways to support your child's learning at home.Help your child become a great reader and writer.Many parents think teaching the alphabet, reading bedtime stories and providing their child with opportunities to read is enough to ensure their child becomes a great reader and writer. There is so much more you need to do! After taking this class, you will know how to help your young child build a foundation for success.Helping your children at home is critical. More than 40 years of research has proven that the most accurate predictor of a child's achievement in school is not income, the quality of the school they attend, social status or even teacher quality. It is how much family's support learning at home, set realistic and high expectations, and become involved at school and in the community.After taking this class you will be able to help your child:Build a strong foundation of literacy skills.Begin to learn the writing process.Develop a love or reading.Your instructor for this class is National Board Certified Teacher and Bluegrass Learning Senior Education Specialist Bobbie Noall. Bobbie has more than 15 years of classroom teaching experience and currently works full-time as a district response to intervention teacher for a public school district, specializing in literacy support for struggling students.The class is presented using parent friendly language, without difficult technical terms. It is designed for busy parents and is also beneficial for anyone who spends time with early elementary school age children. Childcare workers and teachers who may want a refresher on effective literacy instruction would also benefit from the lessons.

Overview

Section 1: Course Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Working with Sounds

Lecture 2 Introduction to Sounds

Lecture 3 Identifying Sounds

Lecture 4 Manipulating Sounds

Section 3: Phonics

Lecture 5 Introduction to Phonics

Lecture 6 The Alphabetic Principal

Lecture 7 Phonics Patterns

Lecture 8 Sight Words and Digraphs

Section 4: Fluency

Lecture 9 Introduction to Fluency

Lecture 10 Reading Quickly, Accurately and with Voice

Section 5: Comprehension

Lecture 11 Introduction to Comprehension

Lecture 12 Comprehension Strategies

Section 6: Text types

Lecture 13 Introduction to Text Types

Lecture 14 Informational Text

Lecture 15 Literary Text

Section 7: Writing

Lecture 16 Introduction to Writing

Lecture 17 Foundations of Writing

Lecture 18 The Writing Process

Lecture 19 Introduction to Writing in Response to Reading

Lecture 20 Writing in response to Reading: Informational text

Lecture 21 Writing in Response to Reading: Literary Text

All parents of early elementary school students in grades k-2,Parents of elementary students who are struggling to read or write in 3rd-5th grades ,Teachers and para-professionals who need a review of effective literacy strategies.