We started our day reading a chapter of Invisible Stanley. Next, we moved into a reader's response. Moving forward Patrick will write a one sentence response to either my read aloud or his read aloud. I want to incorporate daily writing with Patrick without overwhelming him too much. This will also contribute to reading comprehension skills. Lastly, Patrick read Level D "What's for Lunch?". He liked this book much more than the other story. Patrick and I had a very productive session.

Patrick played several games and practiced the following elements of language and reading: language comprehension, following directions, phonemic awarenesss. He distinguished between and sequenced sounds, and identified the target word while listening to and reading a series of related words. He distinguished between beginning and ending sounds.

Today we bumped into Miss Barbara, one of our science teachers. She had a crate full of bones from the ocean. She demonstrated many of them to Patrick. It provided Patrick with knowledge especially about the vertebrate. She shared information about these bones and baleen- whale teeth- with Patrick. She showed him how the tissues and bones act together as shock absorbers. In LB Patrick revisited the story from yesterday and completed comprehension questions accurately. He recalled the vocabulary terms and was able to sequence events from the story, correctly.

I read aloud another chapter of Invisible Stanley. We had a lengthy discussion about the pros and cons of being invisible. Patrick generated a list that we will use to assist us in writing tomorrow. Then Patrick read Level D Why Can't I. Upon completion Patrick inferred why the character couldn't do may of the things in the book.

Patrick was very successful in double-digit addition. He has also mastered representing tens and ones with base-10 blocks! We will continue working on double-digit addition and subtraction without regrouping for the remainder of the week to improve his comfort level and ease.

Patrick read stories and practiced reading them as if he were talking. We recorded him reading and then listened to it.

Today Patrick completed his FF program. He played Cosmic Reader, where he has shown a lot of improvement. He also played Polar Planet. This game was a little more difficult today. The words that were displayed contained many d and bs, which is more challenging for Patrick because of letter reversals. In LB, Patrick worked on a new passage about a Snowboarder. I am always impressed with Patrick's large vocabulary. He often knows the terms, and if he doesn't already, he learns quickly. Patrick answered reading comprehension questions, sentences by sentence. During the rest of his time with me he had gathered with some peers for some social and physical activities. He participated in movie time, basketball and recess.

group activities - played chess.

Patrick and I read Termites on a Stick. Before reading, he filled out the "K - What I Know" on his KWL chart. He also fill out the "W - What I Want to Know" in the W column. We read the book and discussed comprehension questions as we read. After reading, Patrick filled out the "L - What I Have Learned" column. Patrick used complete sentences for all of his entries. He did an excellent job focusing during this lesson.

design fundamentals. creating a lighthouse painting and a paintng of a marlin.and a design with turtles.