Ayden chose three vocabulary words from the reading and typed the book's sentences into our Google Docs notes. Considering the context, he made reasonable guesses at the words' meanings. He looked up the definitions and wrote his own sentences with the words, which I helped him edit.
First, we reviewed the list of vocabulary words, stressing the different possible meanings. Ayden benefits from discussion to understand the nuances of a word. My goal is for him to use more words in his everyday life. Next, Ayden added several sentences to the introduction of the essay outline.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
30
Minutes Student Attended
30
Lesson Comments
Ayden's vocablary is pretty low, and it takes a lot of prodding for him to write a sentence with any depth or nuance. I'm trying to impress upon him that the more words you know, the more you can express in your speaking and writing. Today he picked the word "fringe" from the text, referring to the fringe on a jacket. I expanded the conversation to talk about geography (the fringe of the city) and politics (Q'Anon is a fringe group that helped attack the capital.)
I asked Ayden to chose three vocabulary words from yesterday's reading. We discussed the words in context to guess the meaning; Ayden then looked up the definition and wrote sentences for each word. This strategy seems to engage Ayden.
Ayden chose five vocabulary words from the reading and brainstormed the meanings from the context and Latin/Greek roots, if applicable. He wrote sentences using the words; I helped edit and expand his sentences. I presented an outline for an upcoming writing assignment, "How did Bilbo change over the course of the journey?" We will fill in the outline as we read the book.
Ayden reviewed vocabulary; I emphasized word roots and context clues as means to figure out the meaning. Ayden wrote sentences; we worked together to edit the sentences.
Jasmine and I began the novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit. We co-read, pausing to discuss the characters and emerging plot. We read four chapters. Jasmine did not enjoy the story. She requested to read a Geronimo Stilton graphic novel; she can read a more challenging book. I will find a graphic novel for our next session.
Ayden answered short answer questions about The Hobbit. We worked together to edit the sentences, correcting grammar, capitalization, and varying sentence structure.
First, I helped Ayden write an email to PBSC to inform them that he will not take the PERT at this time. Next, we reviewed the vocabulary gleaned from The Hobbit. Ayden wrote a sentence for each word, and we worked together to improve the sentences (adding adverbs, adjectives, and varying sentence structure).
