Today, we started reading the play of "Rocky". He seemed to be enjoying it, and we'll probably finish it next week. I'm going to try to get him to read all of the plays in the book, that could be exciting. My goal is to get him to like reading this semester, it's going to a careful calculation of push and shove, but with the right books and some guidance, I think I can do it. With the other activities he did well also, he was able to use homophones in sentences and come up with words that begin with prefixes. Most importantly though, I'm going to continue working with his brain so that he can make connections in his head with clues in the text. He needs practice answering implicit questions, so my effort for next week will be toward creating implicit questions. We also started reading out of the Guinness Book of World Records about baseball, which is a topic he is interested in. I'm hoping that the conversations we have before and after the reading will help him understand that reading for information can help him gather information and communicated it with other people. So, even though he's missing baseball practice, and his spirit was a little broken, we'll be looking from improvement!
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I think that's really the crux of getting your student to succeed--having him enjoy the "work." I know he has a great champion and role model in you. Just that he's coming to the tutoring sessions is a big step. There's hard work ahead, but it's going to be worth it!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Christine that to totally engage your student in refining his reading skills, it has to be done with keeping his interests in mind. It's worked wonders with many of my students, as I'm sure it has with yours. Good luck, Erik!
ReplyDeleteErik,
ReplyDeleteI think its great you've chosen books of interest for him. Don't forget to check out Dr. Rivera's resources as well. The Ladies and I helped ourselves with some worksheets.See you next Thursday!
Erik,
ReplyDeleteSounds like some great strategies you used with your student. If he can sacrifice his baseball practice for these tutoring sessions, in the end he'll be rewarded with his improvement in reading.