Dillon started today's session with a reading passage from his homework packet. He answered comprehension questions and reviewed his spelling words for the week. Next, Dillon worked on reading standard 3RL1.3 which focuses on describing characters and how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. He did an excellent job finding text evidence to support his responses. He was very motivated today and was working hard to get "100%",

Dillon began the session by completing a quick homework assignment. I read the next chapter of his independent reading book to him, and he then chose a question to answer from the teacher's list. Next, he read a Newsela article about the coming flu season. Before reading he turned the bold faced headings into questions and then read and answered the question. This helped to reinforce the practice of self-monitoring for comprehension. He did a great job! Then, he answered the comprehension questions that went along with the article. He answered them all correctly and used his test taking strategies as he responded to the questions.He did a really fine job today and was very focused.

Today's lesson plan included reading standard RL1.3 which asks readers to describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to a sequence of events. This standard includes character traits, motivations and/or feelings. In addition, we would have continued our focus on self-monitoring for comprehension.

Dillon had a great session today! He started with an oral fluency passage and scored within the 3rd grade limits. It was a "how to" passage, so we reviewed the transitional words that are used for writing a how to paragraph. Dillon retold the steps accurately. Next, Dillon completed the comprehension questions for the "Grasshopper and the Ant" story. He then read a Greek myth, "The Story of Icarus". Dillon did an excellent job determining the central message of this text. He provided key details to support his answers. Dillon worked carefully and thoughtfully throughout our session!

Dillon began today's session with a school assignment about main topic. He asked to read the passage silently, and then he answered the written questions. He struggled with this assignment when he did it independently, so we reread it orally and talked through the questions. We also reviewed strategies for answering multiple choice questions. We continued the session with work on determining the central message of a passage. He read two fables, "The Scorpion and the Frog" and "The Grasshopper and the Ant". He was able to determine the four characteristics of a fable along with the central message of each of these stories. He did a great job on this assignment. He seems to do much better when he is asked to read the passages out loud, however that is incompatible with how students are tested at school. Dillon needs to begin to work as carefully during silent reading as he does during oral reading. He may be reading passages quickly and not self- monitoring for comprehension when he is reading silently. We will review self-monitoring and questioning strategies at his next session.

Dillon worked on a main idea homework assignment when he first came to our session. He needed to read several passages and then write one sentence summaries. After completing the summaries, he then had to write titles for the passages. Dillon did a nice job with this and was able to complete the task easily. Next, he read an article about fossils, and looked for main ideas and supporting details. Although seemed a little tired when we first started, he perked up quickly and did a great job over all.

Thank you for sharing your concerns with me today. I am sure that working together we can get Dillon back on track. In our session, we reviewed the article he read last week. Next, he read an additional article from Newsela at the lexile level equivalent to the beginning of 3rd grade. Dillon did much better on the comprehension questions today. He was able to find text evidence to support his answers and completed 4 of 5 questions accurately.

Dillon started the session with an Oral Reading Fluency assessment. He scored at 92 WCPM and read at a smooth rate with few miscues. Next, he read an article from NEWSELA entitled, "It's not so simple when you're 17 and stand 7 feet 7 inches tall". He read the article silently and then determined the main idea and supporting details of each of the sections. Dillon needed to be reminded to use the test taking strategies that he practiced last year. He needs to make sure he reads all possible responses before selecting his answer. We will review these strategies further at our next session.

Today's lesson plan was to read two articles and determine the central message of the passages. In addition, Dillon was going to take the Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) assessment for week two.

Dillon did a wonderful job finding the main idea and supporting details today. He read an article about Kevin Durant and answered all the questions accurately. In addition, he was able to find text evidence to support his answers. He then read a ReadWorks assignment that was given for homework. He completed that assignment with ease. Next,he began reading an article about a Paralympic athlete. We will complete this reading at our next session. Dillon shared that he did an iReady diagnostic assessment at school this week. I am looking forward to the results!