Fred Allen
Today was really great. My student read with more expression than he had before, and I could sense him changing his voice for the different characters of the play. When it was his turn to read the part of the reporter, he lowered his voice, and when it was time for the tough guy part, he got a little tougher. Excellent! However, I was surprised when he had not heard of Einstein! This simply reaffirms that I need to put as much information in his head as I possibly can! I need to stuff it in, back it up, and make the experience memorable so the ideas and information stick. I might come up with some follow up tests for him for the car ride over! That's 35 valuable minutes.;) Anyway, overall I am happy with my student's performance, he never seems terribly happy to be going to the lab, but he seems happy while he is reading. He certainly delights in correctly answering questions and remember information. Back to the schema.
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Glad your session turned out really well for you. It just goes to show how much our students can give back to us in amazing ways. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteYour boy seems like the typical adolescent, but what's so great is that you seem to be tapping into his motivations very effectively. Sure, reading may not be as cool or macho as sports, but there's nothing wrong with enjoying it AND using it as a way to help succeed in life. I think you and your student are on a great track. I think it's great that four out of five of our students are male--that we're helping to balance out the academic difficulties that more males than females seem to be having.
ReplyDeleteReaders Theatre is a great strategy for reading, especially with teenagers. When they are able to protray the role of the characters, their comrehension of the text becomes more concrete. You're doing a great job with him.
ReplyDeleteMeant to spell portray and comprehension. Tiny buttons on the Blackberry.
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ReplyDeletemulti-tasking! just keep your eyes on the road. Wow! 35 min. or oral testing, I wish I could do that with my student, but it's only a 3min drive from where he lives!Glad things are coming along with your student. See you Thursday!