PokÉLit: Gotta Spell 'Em All!

A Phonics Class: Early Reading-Blend, Read, Spell and Write CVC Words With Games

PokÉLit: Gotta Spell 'Em All!

Kate Rosen

In this class, students will use their knowledge of Pokémon names to recognize phonetic patterns in English words, so they can read and spell unfamiliar words with confidence.

Class Experience

US Grade 1 - 4

Beginner Level

In this ongoing class, we'll use Pokémon names to boost reading and spelling skills. Each week, we'll focus on a different Pokémon's name, and using it as a starting point to build word recognition, vocabulary, and fluency -- all of which are essential for reading comprehension.  

Because this is basically a sneaky way of exploring the alphabetic code, we'll use a spiral approach to building reading fluency:  Concepts will be introduced, practiced, and then introduced again, in a different...

Students will learn how to:  

... Link phonetically regular nonsense words (which is what Pokémon names basically are) to real words, so they can read and spell unfamiliar words with similar patterns.  

... Spell and pronounce unfamiliar words by breaking them into syllables and sounds, and how to use those syllables to build other words.  

... How to use three basic spelling patterns as clues to reading unfamiliar words without frustration or guessing 

...Why some words follow English spelling patterns... and why some words DON'T!  (and how to use that knowledge!)  

... How to "sound from the inside out" when "sounding it out" doesn't cut it.

I'm a Structured Literacy Dyslexia Specialist (SLDS), certified by the Center for Effective Reading, and trained specifically in dyslexia-focused teletherapy through the IDA-accredited Lexercise platform.  I've been teaching readers of all ages, abilities, and socioeconomic backgrounds since 1996.  I'm trained and experienced in Lindamood-Bell Learning Systems, F.A.S.T Phonics and Words In Color among others.  I've taught in small groups, one-on-one, and in the classroom. 
I survived all of one year as a public school teacher, so I know how hard it is differentiate instruction!  But I've also taught exclusively online for the last four years... so I know what's possible.

Homework Offered
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered

A small whiteboard, an eraser and a thick, fresh, black marker.

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:myworksheets.net

In class, I may use search engines to find pictures or videos of the words or concepts we're exploring.  For "Charmalian" for example, we might look up "charred marshmallows" or space "alians."

I'll use a random word generator for targeted fluency practice, and search engines to explore images that will build connections between words and images.

Available times

Pacific

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Meet the teacher

Kate Rosen

Hello!  I'm Kate and I'm Structured Literacy Dyslexia Therapist. Have you ever thought about the fact that our alphabet has twenty-six letters... but there are forty-four sounds?  I think about it all the time...  because so many students (and...