"A drop of ink makes thousands think. If you've learned to read, you can learn to succeed."-Author unknown
Today's session started out interesting. K.T. had the opportunity to choose between two books. Judging a book by its cover, she chose the one that had the better picture. However, as she read the story and I recorded her, it took about over 20 minutes to complete the book. Who would've thought that the mouse was telling four separate stories within that book. It was actually the first time that I heard a different response from her at the end. "Whew that was a long book," were her actual words. I could tell by the look on her face that it might have been a bit overwhelming. Maybe even difficult to recall as much information as she could from all the stories. On the positive note, she read and continued to read. My theory is, the more reading, the more fluent she can become. After that story I knew I had to switch up the activity to writing. Kids need as much flexibility and a variety of activities to keep them motivated. Overall, I know the main thing we are hoping for is progression!
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It's interesting how both our students read a bit more than usual, today. Mine read three different stories, which was a challenge to him. But, he persevered, and I must say he tried his best to do well. Your student seems to be making good progress. Good job!
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ReplyDeleteI see your student growing academically and maturing emotionally! Keep instilling confidence in her and motivating her with every success she shows, and she will contiune to improve in her reading.
Like Mar noticed with my student, K. seems to be blooming and being more social. Plus, she got through the long reading today! I'm so glad for you. She'll be coming away from this tutoring with so much more than increased fluency. They're growing up before our eyes!
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