Ayden was a half hour late today for math. He did not complete any of his homework. I explained to him that this is his responsibility. We completed some of it yesterday, so I know he could have completed it independently. It is very important that Ayden do his homework, as it is independent practice and it provides a time to see what he knows and remembers from the day's lesson. Also, he should be practicing his multiplication tables (0,1,2,and 5X). I quickly went over today's lesson after he did a 5x drill for time. Today's lesson focused on estimating/rounding numbers to solve addition and subtraction problems mentally. He was successful at solving problems on his own and demonstrated that he understands this concept. In Fast ForWord he worked on his program which is helping to develop his reading skills. The three software programs that he worked on today help to develop auditory, visual, and linguistic processing of orally presented words, sentences, and stories for meaning and comprehension. He demonstrates improvement when he rereads sentences that he initially read and do not make sense. I keep reminding him that it will make the questions easier to answer if he can be sure he understands what he has read. Another strategy we have been working on is for him to "create a movie in his mind" of each sentence he reads. I am proud of Ayden's efforts everyday!