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Reading Sessions

What reading instruction will my child receive? 

During your first session with The Everyday Tutor, your child will take two formal assessments to identify the specific areas to focus on during future sessions. Students will be evaluated for their ability to hear and manipulate sounds as well as for their phonics skills using the 95 Core Phonemic Awareness Screener for Intervention (PASI) and the 95 Core Phonics Screener for Intervention (PSI). These assessments will help customize your child's instruction based on your child's current abilities and place them in Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 of the Reading Road Map. 

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Families can also provide any school assessments or reports that may help The Everyday Tutor get a clearer idea of your child's academic strengths and areas of need.

 

Reading Roadmap

What skills do my child have now, and what skills will they learn next?

Level 1

Master the Basics

  • Recognize and manipulate sounds 

  • Identify letter names and produce sounds they make

  • Sound out unfamilar words (CVC, CVCC, digraphs, blends, vowel teams, etc.)

  • Recognize and read sight words

  • Understand how books work and are built

  • Understand how sentences are organized

Level 2

Develop Fluency

  • Read words correctly without frequent mistakes

  • Use phonics skills automatically rather than guessing

  • Self-correct when something doesn’t sound right

  • Read with expression and attention to punctuation

  • Use voice to show understanding of the text

Level 3

Understand Language

  • Build background knowledge

  • Define unknown word using context clues

  • Understand how sentences are formed

  • Make inferences

  • Understand cause and effect

  • Compare ideas

  • Understand figurative language

  • Identify text genres 

  • Understand how books and print are organized

  • Identify text and grapic features 

1. Master the Basics

What basic reading skills will my child practice?

Students focusing on foundational reading skills will participate in tutoring lessons aligned with the Reading Foundational Skills: Scope and Sequence. This document aligns with the scope and sequence of Lexia LETRS and 95 Core phonics. It outlines the journey your child will take to master the foundational skills needed to develop fluency and comprehend complex messages in fiction and non-fiction texts.

2. Develop Fluency

How will my child improve their speed and sound when reading?

Students develop reading fluency by working closely with The Everyday Tutor to improve pacing, phrasing, and oral expression. During fluency practice, students reread the same passage multiple times, with each reading serving a different purpose.

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During the first read, students focus on reading the words accurately. On the second read, they practice reading more smoothly with fewer pauses between words. During the third read, students focus on reading with expression and understanding, helping them connect fluent reading to meaning.

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3. Understand Language

How will my child understand what they read?

Students work closely with The Everyday Tutor to build a strong understanding before, during, and after reading using research-based strategies aligned with the Science of Reading. During these sessions, students practice asking and answering questions, learning the meanings of unfamiliar words, making inferences, comparing and contrasting story elements, identifying the central idea, retelling and summarizing texts, and responding to reading through written responses/

How Reading Skills Develop

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Level 1: Beginning Readers
Beginning readers start by building the foundational strands of reading. Instruction focuses on phonological awareness (working with sounds in words), decoding (sounding out words), and recognizing common words automatically. 

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Level 2: Developing Readers
At this stage, students have mastered basic word reading and are working toward fluent reading. They practice reading grade-level text more smoothly, with fewer pauses, so they can focus more on meaning.

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Level 3: Expanding Readers
Once word recognition and early fluency are established, instruction expands to the language comprehension strands of reading. Students build background knowledge, grow vocabulary, strengthen understanding of sentence structure, use verbal reasoning, and learn about different types of texts and genres.

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GOAL: Skilled Readers
Skilled readers use all strands of the rope together—word reading and language comprehension—to fully understand, think about, and learn from what they read.

Contact

Tutoring services are available in-person at your convenience. Contact The Everyday Tutor directly if you have any questions about services. You will receive a reply within 24 hours or less.

Local Libraries

West Charleston Library

West Las Vegas Library

Aliante Library

Rainbow Library

Centennial Hills Library

Summerlin Library

Sahara West Library

Spring Valley Library​​​

Local Cafes​

Starbucks 

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Choose any nearby Starbucks with an indoor cafe to meet at for your tutoring session. Keep in mind that you will have to purchase an item from Starbucks to hold our session there. 

The Everyday Tutor will reply to your message within 24 hours. You will receive a text message at the number you provided. 

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