I visited my child tutee, Astin, on Friday and did not know what to expect. Luckily, his mother had prepared a book and flashcard games she wanted me to go over with him. As a bilingual child, it is normal for him to be slightly more advanced in one language than another. In his case, his Korean is better than his English so I was asked to help him read in English and practice his writing.
Using the workbook that Astin had been using, we went over writing uppercase and lower case letters. The end goal was to be able to write his full name in English, following the capitalization rules. I used an inductive method by having him write his name before the exercise and then again after we had done the exercise.
After the writing session, we practiced reading by using flashcards and presenting him with a letter and a word that starts with said letter. These flashcards had a picture of the word on the back but since he had already been familiarized with the pictures, I did not show them until he got the word right. For each flashcard, I made him spell out the word, pronounce each letter, and string the sounds together. It was a productive tutoring session, but he definitely still needs help reading and writing (he is left handed).
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