Bianca TP #6- CIES

After the writing template assignment, Ahmed expressed his concern for his reading quiz the following day. I knew this would mean going over the allotted time but his concern worried me as his tutor; so I stayed.

I asked him what he felt was the most difficult part of reading so that we could tackle his issue first. He said he simply couldn’t grasp the concept of main idea. I asked him to provide me with a reading sample that would look similar to his quiz.

We read the passage that was about 500 words in length at a level 1 ESL student. First I had him read each paragraph and then quickly summarize what the main points were and then proceed to the next paragraph. After about the third paragraph he stopped focusing on the main idea but more on the supporting details. I asked him to start writing in the margins of his text 2 or 3 words that he could recall the important information of that paragraph. We did this for the rest of the passage and at the end, with some help; he was able to say the main idea in a complete sentence.

I do realize that this task took much longer than expected but I feel that he really grasped the concept.

He texted me the next day saying that he did well on the quiz and was pleased with my tutoring.

Until next time

B