Course Description

Language of Instruction:English|Category: Reading: 1st-4th grade; Reading Selections

Expert readers are active readers who use text and their own knowledge to build a model of meaning, and then constantly revise that model as new information becomes available. They consider the author's intentions and style when judging a text's validity, and determine the purposes that the text can serve in their lives—how it can further their knowledge, deepen their enjoyment, and expand their ways of examining and communicating with the world.

Now answer these questions:

• Do expert readers use only text?
• How do they judge a text’s validity?
• Mention any one way in which expert readers use what they read in their life.

Did you have to go back and look up answers? If yes, you need to remedy your learning. If not, this course will still benefit you to improve your reading skills for more complex passages.

Reading and Phonics for Children and Adults will turn you into a confident reader in just 10 LIVE interactive online sessions !

Designed to significantly improve your reading skills, this course will cover 5 major areas of reading:

• Phonics
• Phonemic Awareness
• Vocabulary
• Comprehension
• Fluency

Online classes are specially designed targeted at common weaknesses experienced by readers. Along with classes, you also get access to plenty of study material in form of Videos, PPTs and PDFs. Starting from basic consonant sounds to short vowels to long vowels to silent letters, everything will be covered. K-6 level vocabulary words will also be covered.

By the end of the course, you will notice considerable improvement in your comprehension and reading skills.

What’s included in the course:

• 10 LIVE interactive online classes, 1 hour each
• Course timings: Monday and Thursday between 10 AM and 10 PM EST, Tuesday between 3 PM to 10 PM EST, Saturday between 6 PM to 10 PM EST, Friday and Sunday between 10 AM to 4 PM EST
• Online access to study material
• Oral assessments

About the instructor:

Jonathan is a a trained and experienced teacher in the subject areas of Special Education and Music. His training and experience involves teaching students from three (3) years of age to adults (K to 12). He has been teaching Remedial Reading to children, teenagers and adults for more than 6 years. Over these years, he has been very successful in moving many students of various ages from the point of illiteracy to full competence in all areas of Reading.

He is pursuing his Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education (K-12) from Western Governors University (2010 - present). He has completed his Diploma in General Psychology from Ashworth College (2007 - 2009) as well as a Diploma in Music Education from Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (1993 - 1996).

If your loved one is struggling with reading, or is reading below an acceptable level based on age, please go ahead and enroll in this online reading program.

Jonathan lives in Saint Catherine, Jamaica.

Course outline:

• Beginning and Ending Consonant Sounds
• Short Vowel sounds and CVC Words
• Beginning and Ending Consonant Blends and Digraphs
• Long Vowel Sounds, Vowel Digraphs and Diphthongs
• R Controlled Vowels
• Silent Letters
• K – 6 Vocabulary Words