Thursday, March 3, 2016
I had my first one-on-one tutoring session with PJ, my child tutee. Since reading comprehension has been a struggle for him in school, I prepared an agenda that would cover a few stories followed by a series of comprehension questions. I immediately noticed how fast PJ read. I made sure to stop him after every paragraph and have PJ explain the main idea. If PJ was unable to remember, I helped him break down the content of the paragraph, and I also explained the importance of context clues. Although this took time, it was rewarding to see him pick up the material as we progressed throughout the story. Towards the end of the tutoring session, we worked on vocabulary terms from a school workbook. PJ seemed more interested in learning and reviewing the meaning of these terms, as well as applying them to real life scenarios. I plan to incorporate some interactive vocabulary games into our future tutoring sessions, while continuing working on his reading comprehension. I also learned the importance of keeping a high energy throughout the session since it is likely that the tutee will get tired or bored of the material.
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