First Grade Bootcamp
Preparing for Challenges
With a focus on strengthening reading, writing, and math skills, our First Grade Bootcamp will help your child build confidence and be fully prepared to take on the challenges of first grade.
Age Range: 6-9 | What’s included in the course:
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Our First Grade Bootcamp course includes 20 guided video lessons with miss beth, featuring guided lessons on building sentences, blending and counting sounds, understanding heart words, and more!
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Each lesson includes guided learning with Miss Beth — from read-a-louds to wiggle breaks and activities.
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Get insight and parent tips from Miss beth to help you find the right books for every obstacle, plus integrating literacy activities into your daily routine.
one-time payment, lifetime access
$225 $199
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B the BCR podcast: Play on Words
Bed Bad at Something (Especially for Perfectionists): Perfectionists and beginners have something in common — they don't want to try if they think they won't be good at it. In this episode, Beth shares her favorite practice to help kids learning new things from putting their own shoes on to learning to read.
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D live workshop with miss beth
Join the “start here” course for parents and teachers who want to understand the how and why about the science of reading research in elementary school.
understanding the science of reading: our strategy-backed teaching philosophy
Listen to our founder, Beth Gaskill, walk through the origin of how she began Big City Readers, including our specific approach to teaching kids how to read — utilizing a body of research called the Orton-Gillingham method (commonly called “the science of reading”). We use these methods in our core curriculum. Want to learn more? Start with our Raising Readers workshop!
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