I tutored Astin on Tuesday and brought some books of my own to make sure that he could not memorize anything beforehand. I confirmed my suspicions of him having memorized the books he owned in order to convince me that he can read. We read two short books and I helped him with his homework. His homework helped me realize what level the rest of his class was at and it made me readjust my teachings to be more adequate for the level he is at. The homework consisted of tracing words to practice writing and coloring the picture of a group of pictures that did not belong. Astin raced through this assignment but still has trouble writing. I also noticed while speaking to him that he needs help with his speech. He pauses a lot while speaking and does not speak in complete sentences. We will work on that next time.
As for the books I brought, Astin actually got through them! He took a little break between the two books, but it was amazing that they captivated his attention for so long. He seemed frustrated at the words he did not recognize and would ask me what they were. He asked me a few times what a few specific words meant repeatedly for which I responded that I already told him and he had to figure it out. When he realized that I wasn't going to do all the work by repeating definitions I had already told him, he would search for the repeated word in the text he had already read and remember the definition through the context of the story. He learned new vocabulary this way and we were also able to get through some words together by sounding them out. This had not worked perfectly in the past, but now I realize that the words were just too long. During this session he was able to sound out and read one syllable words.
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