Today we began with a review of our reading of chapters 7 and 8 of Charlotte's Web. We then moved on to the chapter 9. We completed a shared reading with modeling of pace and fluency. Our vocabulary focus words today included boasting, spinnerets, hesitated, thud, and trembling. As we read, we discussed items for recall and analysis. We worked to expand Piero’s descriptions of the illustrations. We then completed the fill-in-the-blank summary. Piero scored 12/18 on measured tasks. I first start with open-ended questions in our discussions and then offer revisions and two or three choice questions when support is needed. Piero then reinforced his vocabulary building with a crossword puzzle and fill in the blank sentences for chapter 6 – 7. Next, we moved on to our English picture dictionary. We reviewed the men’s clothing, bathroom, and kitchen items we studied last week. Today we discussed items found around the house such as a telephone, keys, and umbrella. We learned a few new words today including fence and suitcase. We also discussed a mailbox, which Piero indicated he does not have where he lives. Our next activity focused on wh- questions. We reviewed what each word is tied to in questions (i.e. “when” refers to time). Piero then completed questions with the proper “wh” word with three-choices provided. Finally, we worked with the skill of inference with some fun riddles! Piero read 8 to 9 facts and then had to conclude what item was being described. With a little time, he got all 3! Oral language directed activities: We began our session with a discussion of the pool party Piero attended over the weekend. He gave some basic information and expanded with cueing. We talked about doing a “cannonball” into the pool and he was not familiar with the term. We looked at some pictures for a more concrete reference. We had fun reviewing our Marvel project that we’ve worked on for the past several weeks. Using the slides for support, Piero told me three facts and his favorite thing about each of the 5 characters we reviewed today. Finally, Piero chose to make captions for our funny animal pictures today. We worked to stretch and provide more details to his thoughts.