Reading Stars – Small Group Tutoring Reading Classes

Reading Stars – Small Group Tutoring Reading Classes

Reading is an Adventure

Our Reading Stars reading classes at Clairmont Advanced Education Center are dynamic, fun-filled, and educational programs specifically designed for kids to learn, develop, and enhance their reading and writing skills. In these clubs, students dive into the world of letters and words through an array of multisensory games, creative activities, art projects, and catchy songs. This unique blend of learning and fun ensures that our students not only achieve remarkable academic growth and progress but also enjoy every moment of our small group tutoring to the extent that they’re always eager for more.

Building Confident Readers

Perfectly suited for children who are striving to reach or exceed their reading level, or for those who need that extra boost in reading confidence, our reading classes are meticulously crafted to meet the individual needs of each student. We begin with a complimentary initial pre-course assessment to tailor the academic content specifically to each child’s needs.

Additionally, we conduct regular, full F&P reading assessments to track progress, all at no additional cost to parents.

Pre-K/Kindergarten Reading Classes

Early Literacy

At Clairmont Advanced Education Center, we understand the pivotal role that early literacy plays in a child’s academic journey. Emphasizing the crucial initial step of mastering phonemic awareness and the lowercase alphabet, Kindergarten Reading Stars small group tutoring targets these foundational skills that are often overlooked in traditional educational settings. This focus is particularly important as it prevents early reading struggles commonly encountered by students in the first and second grades. We incorporate this essential learning into our curriculum through engaging and enjoyable methods.

Multisensory Learning

Leveraging the power of multisensory learning, our Kindergarten Reading Stars program turns each lesson into a delightful experience. We utilize a variety of techniques including fun games, interactive activities, and catchy songs to enhance the learning process. This approach not only solidifies foundational reading skills but also nurtures a genuine love for reading among our young learners. At Clairmont, we celebrate the journey of learning with joy and enthusiasm, embracing the energy of messy hands and the brightness of beaming smiles. Our goal is to help each child emerge as a confident reader, ready to explore the vast world of literature. This small group tutoring program, designed with both fun and educational efficacy in mind, ensures that your child is not just learning but thriving in their early literacy journey.

Our experienced and caring Reading Stars teachers will guide your child through an extensive skill set with reading classes aimed at mastering Fountas & Pinnell reading levels A-D

• Phonemic Awareness: Rhyming Sounds
  Emphasizing the recognition of rhyming sounds to enhance auditory discrimination and linguistic rhythm.
• Phonemic Awareness: Beginning, Middle, & End Sounds
  Focusing on identifying and manipulating sounds in all positions of words for foundational reading skills.
• Sound/Letter Correlation
  Teaching the relationship between sounds and their corresponding letters, a key aspect of reading.
• Lowercase Alphabet via the Handwriting Heroes Program
  Utilizing a creative, multisensory approach to teach lowercase alphabet mastery, reducing letter reversal issues.
• Understanding Consonants & Vowels
  Differentiating between consonants and vowels, vital for phonemic awareness and spelling.
• Phonics: VC words (like it, at, up)
  Introducing vowel-consonant (VC) word patterns to build early reading and decoding skills.
• Phonics: CVC words (like mom, cup, dog)
  Expanding literacy skills with consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words, aiding in blending and segmenting.
• Phonics: Blends (like sled, slid, stop, skin)
  Focusing on consonant blends to develop fluency in reading and accuracy in pronunciation.
• Memorizing Sight Words
  Enhancing reading proficiency through the memorization of common sight words that do not follow regular phonetic rules.
• Writing Short Sentences
  Encouraging early writing skills by constructing simple sentences, reinforcing reading and comprehension abilities.
• And much more!
  Offering a comprehensive literacy curriculum that covers various aspects of reading and writing for a well-rounded education.

1st Grade Reading Classes

Learn Through Games

Discover the joy of learning at the Reading Stars Club, where first-grade students merge fun with educational advancement. Our unique approach makes mastering phonemic awareness an exciting game, from racing Hot-Wheels to participating in lively outdoor reading activities. Children learn to distinguish subtle sounds, diving into the complexities of phonetic structures such as CVC and CVCC words, and the ‘Silent E’ pattern.

Individually Tailored

Tailored to individual learning paces, our small group tutoring program ensures that each child progresses at a comfortable speed, making it ideal for those striving to meet or exceed grade-level standards. We aim not just to teach reading, but to inspire a lifelong love for it, balancing academic growth with the joy of discovery. This method fosters confident, enthusiastic learners, well-prepared for future academic challenges.

Our comprehensive and active reading classes help each student navigate the Fountas & Pinnell reading levels B-J

• Enhancing Phonemic Awareness:
  Focus on Middle Sounds & Ending Sounds to strengthen auditory discrimination and recognition skills.
• Unpacking Phonics with CVC Words:
  Concentrating on words like pen, pin, ten, and tin to solidify understanding of middle vowels and sound-letter correspondence.
• Exploring Phonics: Blends:
  Teaching blends such as sled, slid, stop, skin to enhance reading fluency and phonemic manipulation.
• Deciphering Phonics: ‘Silent’ E Words:
  Words like life, hope, tube, and slide to understand the transformation of vowel sounds by the silent ‘e’.
• Understanding Phonics: Long Vowels:
  Learning words such as feet, sail, day to grasp the concept of long vowel sounds in English phonics.
• Grasping Phonics: Consonant Digraphs:
  Delving into digraphs like ‘ch’, ‘ck’, ‘sh’, ‘th’ for comprehensive phonetic understanding and reading proficiency.
• Developing Reading Comprehension Skills:
  Enhancing the ability to understand and interpret written material through various engaging activities and exercises.
• Memorizing Sight Words:
  Focusing on frequently used words that are essential for fluency and comprehension, making reading smoother and faster.
• Writing Sentences with Added Detail:
  Encouraging the development of writing skills by composing more detailed sentences, thereby improving both reading and writing abilities.
• Much More!
  Offering a comprehensive approach to reading and writing, ensuring all essential components of literacy are covered.

2nd Grade Reading Classes

More Complex Phonics

At Clairmont Advanced Education Center, our Second Grade Reading Stars reading classes builds on the foundational skills acquired in our First Grade Reading Stars. In this stage, students advance further into complex phonics and spelling rules, paving the way for a more comprehensive understanding of language. Moreover, our innovative teaching methods incorporate exciting, interactive games like arcade basketball hoops, memory challenges, and summer-time water balloon piñatas, ensuring that learning is always a joyous and engaging experience.

Fluency and Comprehension

In addition, the program emphasizes reading fluency and comprehension. Children participate in activities tailored to foster a deeper love for reading, such as storytelling sessions and book clubs. Our dedicated educators use these activities not only to make reading fun but also to reinforce critical thinking and analytical skills. This multifaceted approach ensures that students in our reading classes not only excel in reading but also develop a lasting appreciation for literature, setting them up for lifelong success in literacy. The Second Grade Reading Stars small group tutoring program is, therefore, an invaluable component of your child’s educational journey, blending learning with fun in a uniquely effective

With the guidance of an experienced and dedicated reading tutor, your child will acquire a wide range of skills in reading classes that will aid them in mastering the Fountas & Pinnell reading levels F-M

• Advanced Phonics: Blends
  Delving into complex blends such as /spl/ (as in “splash”), /str/ (as in “stream”), and /dr/ (as in “drive”), students enhance their phonemic understanding and improve pronunciation skills.
• Phonics: Consonant Digraphs
  Learning about digraphs like /ph/ (as in “phone”), /qu/ (as in “quick”), and /tch/ (as in “watch”) to enrich reading and spelling abilities.
• Phonics: Vowel Digraphs
  Focusing on vowel digraphs, including /oi/, /oy/, /ou/, /ow/, /au/, /aw/, to foster a better grasp of complex vowel sounds in words.
• Introduction to Spelling Rules
  Understanding key spelling rules such as ‘ck’ versus ‘k’, ‘tch’ versus ‘ch’, laying the foundation for accurate spelling practices.
• Advanced Spelling Rules
  Mastering rules like ‘s’ versus ‘es’ for pluralization, and the ‘y’ to ‘i’ transformation, critical for developing spelling proficiency.
• Multi-syllabic Word Patterns
  Exploring compound words and specific patterns like in “reptile” and “hornet,” to aid in reading and understanding longer, more complex words.
• Sight Word Recognition
  Enhancing vocabulary through the recognition and usage of frequently encountered words in reading and writing.
• Reading Comprehension Skills
  Developing the ability to understand and interpret text, an essential skill for academic success.
• The Writing Process
  Fostering skills in drafting, revising, editing, and publishing, to aid in expressing thoughts and ideas clearly in written form.
• And much more
  The curriculum encompasses a wide range of activities and exercises tailored to expand and deepen students’ literacy skills.

3rd Grade Reading Class

Reading Comprehension and Writing

At Clairmont Advanced Education Center, we proudly guide our 3rd-grade students on their literacy journey in our Reading Stars course. Building upon the solid foundation laid by our 2nd Grade Reading Stars program, we pivot our focus in third grade to significantly enhance Reading Comprehension and Writing skills. This transition includes an in-depth exploration of additional spelling rules, like the nuanced ‘c’ or ‘s’ spelling rule.

A Diverse Approach

Our program employs a unique, multi-sensory approach, which not only aligns perfectly with the diverse learning styles of our students but also effectively prepares them for school assessments and standardized exams. Central to this approach is fostering independent study skills and instilling a deep-rooted confidence in each child. As part of our comprehensive curriculum, students are taught to adeptly highlight and identify key elements within texts. This skill is crucial for bolstering comprehension and enhancing recall, ensuring that students are not only confident readers but also thoughtful, analytical thinkers.

Under the guidance of an experienced and nurturing Reading Stars reading tutor, your child will master the Fountas & Pinnell reading levels L-Q+

• Phonics Skills
  Including advanced spelling rules, the ‘ei/ie’ rule, dropping the silent ‘e’, doubling the last consonant, rules for words ending in ‘y’ (i.e. city/cities), the soft ‘g’ rule, the soft ‘c’ rule, contractions, and much more.
• Topic, Main Idea, and Details Identification
  Using tools like pictures, tactile main idea bags, organizational charts, text & highlighters for color-coding information, and answering comprehension questions following each passage.
• Writing Process Skills
  Including adding more details to sentences, brainstorming techniques, note-taking skills such as Webbing/Mind Mapping, and expanding simple paragraphs into extended ones

Reading Stars Sample Day

Reading Stars Price: $30/hour

Register here or call (914) 771-0531 for more info.

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Additional Information

Pricing

Course: $30/hour

Student Pick-Up and Drop-Off

The student drop-off/pick-up location is at the valet booth entrance in the back of the building.
After 4:15pm pick-up and drop-off is on the third floor.

Class Size

Maximum class size per schedule is 6 students.

Location

Clairmont Advanced Education Center is located at 90 N Broadway, Irvington NY 10533

Contact Us

Call/text 914-771-0531 or email info@clairmontadvanced.com with any questions

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