Reading Games

READING GAMES

Ages 5 - 7*

Mondays, 9:00am - 10:30am

Classes run for eight consecutive Mondays.
Email Pam to find out when the next session is taking place.

$120

Pelham, MA

Learning to read is such an exciting time! In this class, we celebrate this journey by playing games focused on learning and practicing important, basic skills - like recognizing sight words, phonics, and blending letters together to form words - which serve as the foundation for reading. The focus is on fun as we play games that teach and practice skills, such as letter patterns, vocabulary, rhyming, sounding out words, practicing sight words,  consonant blends, digraphs (such as "ch," "sh," "ph," "wh," etc.), long and short vowel sounds, and much more. To further build a love of literature, the kids listen to stories and do story-inspired games and activities. There will be coin tossing and jumping and card-playing and laughing and lots of learning to read! In addition, children will practice vital cooperative work and social skills in this group-focused class. Expect the kids to bring home instructions for some of these games, so you can continue playing and learning together at home.

This class is limited to eight students.

*Rather than a set age range, it's more important that this class be a good match for the skills- and interest-level of your child. This class is most appropriate for kids who solidly know their letters, may already be reading a little, and would like to practice their decoding skills. Equally as important as skills-level, your child's interest in learning to read in a cooperative group environment is essential for us all to have maximum learning and fun in this class.

If children are taking both Reading Games and Math Games, they'll have a half-hour of supervised free time when they can have a snack from home, take a quiet break, or play together. 

TO REGISTER OR FOR MORE INFORMATION, 

EMAIL PAM HERE.

Pam Victor is the teacher of all Pegasus classes.  Pam was a homeschooling mom for ten years (her son just went off to college!) For eight of those years, she lead a large variety of classes for homeschoolers ages 8 - 18 with a wide range of subjects from literature to art history to improv comedy and beyond. A certified teacher, Pam spent many years as a teacher for pre-schoolers to second graders in both public and private schools. She earned her B.A. from Smith College and her Masters in Elementary

Education from Iona College (NY). In 2006, Pam's book "Baj and the Word Launcher: Space Age Asperger Adventures in Communication" was published by Jessica Kingsley, Publ. Her work has appeared in local newspapers and national magazines, such as "Home Education Magazine." Her second book, which is about improvisation, is due out in late-2015. In addition, Pam is a professional comedian, the founding member of the improv comedy troupe The Ha-Ha's,  and the producer of The Happier Valley Comedy Show.