Rowan was incredibly focused today. We corrected his homework, which went well, but together decided that he would re-do one English passage that he rushed. This will be his homework for our next session. We spent half of our session reviewing rhetorical skills questions in the English section that ask how paragraphs, passages, and sentences are effectively put together. We also looked at Except/Least/Not questions, which can be confusing because of their wording. Rowan should rephrase these question for himself so that he is answering them correctly. Rowan has a good sense of how sentences and paragraphs should be logically put together. He must remember that each paragraph within a passage has its own main idea and everything within that paragraph must remain consistent. We ended our session by looking at mini reading passages. This allowed us to practice some skills before advancing to the full text. Rowan read the questions first and then read the passages, looking for the answers as he read. I then had him answer the questions in his own words before looking at the answer choices. This allows him to trust his instincts and engage in the text so that he is not easily distracted by answer choices. His reading comprehension is quite good; I will continue to find ways to engage him directly in the text so that he doesn't lose focus.