Today Sophie began our session with a reading comprehension passage and corresponding questions. She read the passage three times - once silently and twice orally. When she was finished she read the questions and highlighted the text where she located the answers. She also edited the paragraph she wrote yesterday.
Today Sophie and I talked about paragraph structure. We reviewed the components of a paragraph and she made a cheeseburger diagram to help her remember the structure. When she was finished, she practiced the format and wrote her own rough draft of a short paragraph.
Substep 3.4: Reading, Spelling and Marking Multi-syllable Words
Lesson Outline
The bulk of the lesson will focus on reading 3 & 4 syllable words fluently. Sophia's oral reading of 3 & 4 syllables words is improving, but she isn't fluent. I will also introduce the VCE pattern during this lesson. Sophia will read words that I make with the letter tiles, read a list of words containing both long and short vowel words, and then use the Ipad app, Long Vowels.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Sophia was very talkative on Friday. This was the first time that I got more than a few words for an answer. Hopefully, this means she's feeling more comfortable with me. I introduced the VCE pattern for long vowel words. I had Sophia read some long vowel words that I made with the letter tiles and then switched between short and long vowel words by taking away the letter, e. She did OK but the reading wasn't automatic. I'll continue to have her read a list of words that contain both long and short vowel words. I also continue with the ipad app, Long Vowels, which adds a fun and variety to the exercise.
Substep 3.4: How to Read, Write and Mark 3 & 4 Syllable Words
Lesson Outline
I'll continue to work with 3 & 4 syllable words in all the different sections of the lesson, but will pick words that might be familiar to Sophia in the Charting and Sentence Reading sections of this lesson. Since Sophia has such a strong grasp of the letter sounds that have been taught, I want to assess her ability to read words in the VCE pattern. Since she is just going into 3rd grade, being able to read words in the VCE patterns would be beneficial to her.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Sophia has a very good grasp of all the sounds that have been presented and quickly associates the letters with their sounds, which makes spelling words easy for her. I've noticed that she is very quick with the finger tapping and sometimes misses steps in the process. I've been slowly her down so that she goes through the entire process and does it correctly. I had Sophia read a mix of real and nonsense words in the VCE pattern and saw that she needed additional exposure to these types of words. I'll include more in tomorrow's lesson.
Substep 3.4: How to Read and Spell Multisyllabic Words
Lesson Outline
The lesson will again focus on reading, spelling and marking 3 & 4 syllable words. I will model how to read a sort passage and make a movie in my mind in order to recall the details. I will also model drawing a picture of what I read. Once the modeling is finished, I'll ask Sophia to do the same.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
During this lesson, I had Sophia read a short passage and asked her to make a movie in her mind as she read in order for her to remember the details of the story. I modeled the procedure and then asked her to do the same. It turned out that Sophia had a difficult time just remembering any of the details of the passage. The passage was from Substep 3.4 which had words that she did not know. It maybe better to start with a passage from an earlier substep. I had Sophia mark up 3 & 4 syllable words. She did better today. Showed more confidence in what she was doing.
Today Sophia began our lesson with a creative writing journal piece. This provided me with a good writing sample to help focus our lessons. When she was finished, I introduced her to a reading program called Reading Eggs. She designed her avatar, read several short paragraphs, and answered comprehension questions. She will have a log in for this program to take home so she can work on her account during rainy afternoons. It will allow for a little extra practice for her. Most students find "Reading Eggs" motivating and fun.
creative writing - getting to know you, Read Theory reading comprehension
Lesson Outline
Today I had the distinct privilege of meeting Sophie. What a delightful little girl! She completed a creative writing exercise in which she wrote about the things she could not live without. It was a good "getting to know you" exercise. When she was finished, she took a placement test for Read Theory, an excellent computer- based reading comprehension program. She will work on this program intermittently throughout our time together. All together, an excellent and very focused morning.
3 to 4 Multisyllabic Words: How to Read, Spell & Mark
Lesson Outline
This will be the first lesson that will concentrate on the skills that are taught in Substep 3.4. The concentration will be on reading and spelling 3 & 4 syllable words. I will also have Sophia mark these words for digraphs, glued letters and bonus letters and have her state the rules for separating words into syllables as she separates the words.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Reading multisyllabic words was difficult for Sophia. During the Charting section of this lesson, Sophia missed 8 out of 15 words. I could tell that she was getting frustrated. When asked to mark a 3 syllable word, she wasn't sure of herself, and needed help. I have her do more word marking in the lessons to come.
This is my first lesson with Sophia. I will spend more time going over the rules to divide words into syllables. I'll go over these 2 syllable division rules, divide between the 2 words in a compound word and divide a word between the consonants that separate the vowels in a word. I want to see how Sophia explains each division. Then, I'll proceed through each step of a typical leson, but taking time to ask some specific questions in order to evaluate Sophia's basic Wilson knowledge.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Sophia was a delight to work with. I didn't get as much done as I had plan to. However, I gained the information that I needed to better prepare tomorrow's lesson. Sophia did well with blending sounds together. She did it easily. I did notice that I'll need to slow her down when she isolates the sounds in a word on her fingers. I didn't get to the dictation part of the lesson today, but it will be a priority for Tuesday's lesson.
