Use of "steal the words" to help Josh answer questions posed
Work on using pencil to keep his place while reading
Session Minutes
120
Minutes Student Attended
120
Lesson Comments
• Today we moved up to 10th grade curriculum. Josh likes to give examples of his real life experiences after reading the material.
• I thought his examples were right on target and showed me that he understood the material.
• When Josh read out loud to me he left out some words, but when I pointed it out to him he was able to read the words.
• There were times that he was unable to sound out the words, but once helped, he was able to realize his mistake
• It would be helpful for him at this point to use a pencil so that he can keep his place as he reads.
• Once again Josh was hard worker and attentive to his work.
Work on answering questions by "stealing the words" from the story to answer questions
Session Minutes
120
Minutes Student Attended
120
Lesson Comments
• Josh worked on understanding material that he read.
• We reviewed the 9th grade curriculum section of the textbook. He was able to answer most of the questions but had some trouble with the vocabulary words. However, he did use context clues to help him.
• I emphasized how to “steal the words from the questions”
• Josh read out loud, even though I asked him to read silently. I think that it was much easier for him to answer the questions after reading out loud.
• Josh is a hard worker and never complained about doing his work.
Today was my last session with Josh.
We continued with and completed Chapter 3 in the Florida Reading Grade 10 book. We worked on pages 61-78 dealing with Authors Purpose, Authors Perspective and Organizational Patterns including Comparison and Contrast, Spatial Order, Time Order, Flashback, Bulleted Lists, Question/Answer, and Argument/Support. He then took the chapter 3 assessments. Unfortunately, he did not do well on these assessments and will need to spend more time on these skills. We went over all missed questions. He admitted to being a little tired of reading today due to the PSAT testing. We ended the session in the “Monsters” book. He read and completed the questions for the “Frankenstein’s Monster” story.
At the end of the session, we spent some time with his new tutor. I was able to fill her in on what Josh has been working on.
I would like to say that it has been a pleasure working with Josh over the last year and I will miss seeing him progress in his reading. I wish him all the best always!
Great Session!
Today we began chapter 3 of the Florida Reading Grade 10 book. We worked on pages 49-62. The skills covered were: Authors Purpose, Authors Perspective and Patterns of Organization (Cause and Effect…) We will continue with this chapter on Wednesday. As always, we ended the session in the “Monsters” book. Josh selected and read “Dracula” on p. 118-123. After reading the selection, he answered the comprehension questions. We graded and went over all missed questions.
Great Session!
Today we continued working in the Grade 10 Florida Reading book p. 39-47. Josh completed the assessments for chapter 2 and we went over all missed questions. The skills practiced were: Main Idea, Details, Drawing Conclusions, Making Inferences, Paraphrasing and Summarizing.
I have noticed that even when asked to read silently, Josh prefers to read to himself out loud. I’ve also noticed that he does better when he is allowed to do this. Perhaps if this is not already an accommodation for Josh in school, it can be discussed at a future meeting.
We ended the session in the “Monsters” book, one of the books in Josh’s favorite book series. He read and answered the questions on p. 106-111 for the “Grendel” story. We went over and discussed all the incorrect answers.
Next week we will begin to incorporate writing into our sessions. I will be asking Josh to compose a summary of one of the stories he reads during the session, on the computer, each time we meet.
Excellent Session!
Today we started the session on page 25 of the “Florida Reading Grade 10” book and worked through page 38. The skills taught and tested were determining the meaning of unknown words (through context clues, synonyms, antonyms and multiple-meaning words) and main idea (through inferring, paraphrasing, summarizing, and identifying relevant details). We ended the session in the “Monsters” book. Josh selected the story “Werewolves”. He read and answered all the comprehension questions for this story. We went over and discussed all the answers. I look forward to working with josh again on Wednesday!
Great Session!
Today Josh started off by reading and answering the comprehension questions for the story “The Chimera” in the “Monsters” book. He only missed 4 questions out of 18. He then continued his work in the “Florida Reading Grade 10” book. He completed pages 11-24. He did a fantastic job figuring out words with multiple meanings. I look forward to working again with Josh next Monday!
It’s great to be working with Josh again!
We started his Intensive Reading class today. First, we previewed the reading materials and then we began working on chapter one of the Florida Reading Grade 10 book. The focus of today’s lessons was “Understanding What You Read”. This chapter focusses on using context clues, and test taking strategies. Josh did an excellent job today. We worked all the way through page 11. We will pick up with where we left off on Wednesday.
Excellent session! Today Josh started the session by reading the story “Dr. X Finds a Cure” out of the Aliens and UFOs book. We worked on finding the main idea, recalling facts, making inferences and using words precisely. He then completed Lesson 3 in the Mastering Spelling workbook dealing with Words with /oi/. We then moved on to the Word Study workbook and completed Lesson 7 (Review consonant variants and letter combinations: Reading). Next Monday is a holiday, but I look forward to working with Josh again the following Monday, June 4th.
