This afternoon we began with a get-to-know you interview. I learned that Piero has a six-year-old sister and that he likes to read comic books. He enjoys science and sports such as soccer, mini-golf, and ping-pong. For literature today, we read some stories from Readworks. Piero did very well with the passage, Happy Trails (680 lexile) and demonstrated good understanding of the material through follow-up comprehension questions. The challenge level was increased with the non-fiction passage, Asteroid Attack (840 lexile). While Piero read fairly fluently overall, deficits were revealed in our follow-up comprehension questions. We worked through some of his errors together. We discussed slowing his pace and stopping at periods in his oral reading. We also discussed the vocabulary used in the articles such as calling someone “Sugar”, hip as in cool, and blast as in fun. Oral language: We worked through some “ch” words that use a “k” sound such as stomach, and words in the “ache” family. Additionally, we worked on past and present tense verbs and the pronunciation of words with the -ed ending. Grammar and vocabulary: We discussed the Latin root of ped (foot). We then worked through 10 English words using the root ped and discussed their meanings and parts of speech. We will work with these words throughout the week. We also reviewed the role of a subject and a verb in sentences. We then worked through example sentences working to identify the verb, adverb (which is a new concept for him), and to tell what job the adverb served in the sentence (to tell how, when, or where). Piero did a great job with these activities! Piero stated that his goals for this class are to speak good English and have better pronunciation. We reviewed ways we addressed those goals today and we will strive to maximize our efforts to continue to achieve these goals.