Reading Groups Schedule

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Reading groups are cancelled until further notice.

Reading Group Schedule

Next week I will be hosting groups on Monday and Thursday at the same times. You can check the calendar tab to confirm your group. Please do your best to help your child get set up before the start of the meeting. If you need to change meeting times, please let me know on Sunday before I send the links out. I will probably not be able to send new meeting links throughout the day because I will be teaching other groups.

Please help our lessons run smoothly (as much as possible!):

Have your child practice muting and unmuting themselves — I may ask them to do this if we are getting audio feedback from their device.

Show your child how to hang up on their own. — I usually meet with one student at the end of the call to discuss their work privately. We’ve had to wait as children search for their parents to hang up and this makes the schedule tricky to manage.

Sign on a few minutes early. — We will do our best to start on time and stick to the schedule. It is VERY hard to maintain a first grader’s attention if other students join late and I have to repeatedly stop and reteach the beginning of the lesson. I know we are still working out tech issues, just try 🙂

Help your child gather any materials they need. I will post what your child should bring to the group in the calendar description. Tomorrow they should bring their writing from the week to share with the group.

Remind your child to behave like they would during a lesson on our classroom rug:

  • Take a bathroom break before we begin.
  • Don’t get up and walk around without permission.
  • Raise your hand if you have something to say– especially if someone else is already speaking.
  • SPEAK to Ms. Roe if she asks you a question. (I cannot always see the students while I am sharing my computer screen, so I’m left wondering if someone only nods or shakes their head.)

Thank you for your support as we get virtual learning up and running! Hopefully things will begin to feel more routine soon!

I am trying to strike a balance that works for everyone. If you would like to give me feedback on how things are going you can email or request a video call 🙂