Course Title: Guided Reading

Grade/Age Level: Kindergarten – 1^st grade

Time: 1 hour each week

Class Size: Minimum (3) Maximum (8)

Pre-requisite: None

Course Readiness Test or Evaluation Required: None

Cost of the Course: Tuition:

v yearly: $315.00

v monthly: $35.00

v supply fee: $40.00 due at registration; NONREFUNDABLE

Teacher’s Name: Katie Larson

Address: 13302 Barton Meadow Lane

Rosharon, TX 77583

Phone: 281-489-1001

E-Mail Address: ekatielarson@yahoo.com

Best time and method to contact for questions and concerns:

v anytime; phone or e-mail

Bio: I began teaching in the fall of 2001 after completing my Master of Arts in teaching from Trinity University in San Antonio. I taught third grade for three years in a public school in San Antonio before deciding to stay home after the birth of my first child. My husband and I now have two beautiful boys (ages three and five), and I am extremely excited about this opportunity to teach a few home schooling classes this year while still being able to stay home with my children. Our family attends the Vineyard church in Pearland, where I enjoy teaching preschool Sunday school. I can’t wait to meet your children and teach them in a fun, interactive environment!

Required Text and Materials: folder (teacher will provide), zipper pocket to keep supplies in, pencil, stick glue, scissors, and crayons. The supplies will be stored in your child’s zipper pouch, and will be available for use during other courses, if need be.

Course Content: Guided reading is a balanced approach to literacy which combines the best of phonics and whole language instruction. Instruction is tailored to your child’s specific developmental level and reading readiness needs. You child will complete a variety of activities tailored to his reading level including: letter/sound recognition, beginning phonics lessons, reading comprehension work and language arts lessons. As your child’s reading level progresses, your child will be assigned a leveled reader on his instructional reading level each week. Using that reader, your child will complete a variety of phonics, comprehension and language arts lessons. Comprehension, phonics and language arts skills are also reinforced through weekly classroom centers, where the children play a variety of learning games. This course also includes a shared subscription to the website, readinga-z.com.

Expected amount of homework per week: If your child’s completes the weekly homework lessons, this guided reading class is intended to replace your child’s reading curriculum for the year. Your child will be expected to complete 3 or 4 additional lessons with his guided reader each week. These lessons will be emailed to you in an easy-to-follow format after class each Wednesday. Parents are also expected to print out guided readers and worksheets (sent via email in PDF format) and send them to class with their child each week.

Course Evaluation: I will send home weekly “update” emails to keep parents informed of what we have learned in class each week, as well as periodic updates about your child’s current reading level. Homework will be graded on a check-plus system and will be sent home no more than two weeks after it is turned in. I will also hold a fall and spring conference (or phone conference) with each child’s parents to update parents on their child’s performance in the class.