Yesterday was my last session with Alex. I had some worksheets with coloring and sounds of letters, but instead, I asked if he had any homework assignments he needed to work on. He was quick to go get his worksheets, so we spent the hour doing them. We started on one side of it, circling the subjunctive clause, but I felt this was way over his head and he didn't have a clue when I was trying to explain it. It must be extremely difficult for teachers to cater to each students level, and I'm not sure how they will be grading him, since he's still very new to learning English. After some time trying to do that side, I flipped it over and I taught him about homophones: words that sound the same, but are spelled different.
Some examples on the worksheet:
Beat, beet
Peace, piece
Road, rode
They're, their
It's, its
You're, your
I used my phone to show him some pictures of examples of the words. Another part of the worksheet was identifying contractions, so we spoke about those as well.
It was bittersweet leaving yesterday morning. His family is so sweet and I spoke to his dad about what he left behind in the Congo. It's very war-torn and heartbreaking to hear the stories of life there. I'm glad they're safe here and doing well!
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