I enjoyed meeting Jack today. I began the session with several games of phonics dice to practice reading consonant-vowel-consonant. I noticed some b/ reversals (which is normal for this age.) I had Jack pick a "d" word. He wrote a card to have on the desk to remind him of the proper formation of "b". Next, we played "sight word Jenga." Jack successfully read the following words: the, fast, such, mark, farm, it's, live, for, again, rock, you, follow, do, five, their, against, odd, you, girl, from, out, one. To conclude, we co-read two articles from ReadWorks about hockey.

Writing – Using the computer, Jack wrote a story which included emojis to replace words.

Jack created the last page and back cover of his book today. He worked hard on the book and was pleased and proud of the finished product. Jack practiced creating and interpreting graphs. He enjoyed a game in which he took two steps every time he read a sight word on his way to the playground. Jack enjoyed a brief break between the two hours and learned how to play corn hole.

Today was my first session with Jack, who I met Jack outdoors, playing a game of Corn Hole with another student. We continued the game for a few minutes and Jack improved his technique considerably in the 10 minutes we remained outside. Once back inside, we made a hands-on project using a coffee can and different sized rubber bands. Jack enjoyed plucking the bands to create different tones and sounds. Next, we proceeded to the piano and I explained a few facts about the keyboard. Jack learned about the 8 notes in an octave and the C scale - all white keys. I then numbered the keys and wrote numbers corresponding to a song on a musical note pad. I modeled expectations and afforded jack hand-over-hand and verbal prompts initially, and he played a simple song using the white keys on the piano. He correctly recognized the melody as "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". On our next go around, Jack was able to play the song by just referring to the musical notation pad and following the numbered keys, with minimal verbal prompts. He also experimented with different chords. After our musical exercise, we worked on reading comprehension. Jack had told me about his toy Australian Shepherd puppy so we easily transitioned to a short story about a puppy. Jack demonstrated good recall and comprehension skills, and answered the 5 multiple choice questions correctly - only hesitating on one where both answers could be correct. When the reason behind the correct choice was explained, he understood the rationale, and demonstrated a good ability to process and synthesize information. We concluded our session with a game of chess. Jack explained the pieces of the chessboard to me and their corresponding movements. He was invited to participate in a game of chess and demonstrated strategic thinking and a good understanding of the game. We enjoyed both a fun and productive session.

Jack did well reading a passage and answering multiple choice and fill in the blank questions. He completed another page in the book he is creating. Given different letters, Jack enjoyed a word hunt in which he found and wrote the names of objects around the school that began with the given letters. He had fun using a balance scale to see how many cubes given objects weighed.

Goals:
Work with Jack's motor skills as far as holding the pencil, following straight lines etc.
See what he's interested in drawing...

First Session with Jack... MineCraft.... Video game world creation...

Jack drew a picture and wrote text for another page in the book he is creating about himself. He confidently worked on a math assessment. Focus is on increasing Jack's confidence in writing. He worked hard on sentence dictation. Jack did well reading a story and completing sentences about the story. Given word cards, Jack quickly and confidently arranged the words to make a complete sentence. Jack is engaged and cooperative. He is a pleasure to teach.

Jack is excited about creating a book about things he likes to do. Today, he worked on the cover and the first page, drawing a picture and writing about the illustration. He did well reading a story that involved one syllable, short vowel words and sight words. With help, he wrote answers to questions about the text. Jack confidently completed the first half of a math assessment. Additionally, he enjoyed a game in which he took two steps toward the playground after saying the sound of a letter given. Jack was engaged and cooperative throughout our session.

Jack enjoyed using curved and straight pieces of wood to make the letters of the alphabet. He worked carefully to trace non straight, dotted lines. He did well choosing the pictures that rhymed and writing the initial sound of pictures. Letter dictation of lower case letters was completed. After listening to a riddle that described animals, Jack confidently identified the animal. Additionally, we worked on pattern completion. Jack particularly enjoyed a game in which he got to take two steps every time he said the sound of a given letter. We played the game until we arrived at the playground for the last few minutes. Jack was engaged and cooperative. I enjoyed working with him.