Date/Time: March 24, 2017; 4-5PM
Location: 1911 Jackson Bluff Road
Topic/Skill: Phonics and spelling
Feedback provided to tutee: Christian practiced the alphabet since we last met and he was more comfortable with it this time around. There were still a couple of letters that he still doesn't have a good grasp on (for example: N, M, P, X, B, and D) so I focused mainly on words that began with those letters. He was able to pick up on the phonics easier than he was with spelling last week.
Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: Christian has a good grasp of conversational English for his age, but he still struggles with spelling and phonics. His ability to pick up the phonics faster than his ability to grasp spelling, I believe, comes from his conversational skills. For the most part, he is able to understand how a word should sound in English, but not how to actually spell it. As our tutoring sessions progress, I want to continue working on spelling and the alphabet with him. I also found this time around that towards the end of our session he began to lose focus and did not have as much motivation anymore. I think my lessons may have become too repetitive to maintain his attention and, with his brothers playing in the other room, I think he was no longer as engaged as before. For our next session, I want to create activities that are less controlled and more like games so he will be more interactive.
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