Emily TS #4

Date/Time: Thursday, 23 March 2017 at 10 AM

Location: Tallahassee, FL

For my second session with Kavira I focused on colors and phonetics. I would write a letter on a chalkboard, have Kavira identify the letter, and then I would ask her what sound that letter made. Since Kavira has shown no ability to read full English words my goal is to teach her the phonetic letters in order to sound unknown words out. With certain easier words such as “bat” or “moo” Kavira managed to sound the word out quite well, but she still struggles with certain letters even though she can correctly identify both the letter and the sound it makes. I hope through practice and repetition this problems can be resolved. As I could see Kavira was getting tired of working on letters and sounds I started teaching her colors. I would write down a color, say its name aloud and have her repeat it, and then I would point to an example or two in the room we were in. Towards the end I would simply ask her to point to a color whose name I chose or I would point to a color and ask her to identify its name. One of my greatest difficulties with teaching Kavira is that she shows no real interest and she frequently leaves the room for long stretches of time. Kavira only shows interest when her older sister is participating and since her older sister is more advanced I’m trying to balance both girls’ skill levels.