Today, we went ahead and dove right into his FCAT practice
reading assessment. We spoke a little about his day and he seemed to be having
a good day and really liked the lunch him mom packed for him. Its interesting
to see how Mathew has opened up to me and trusts me with his questions and
holds me responsible to answer them for him. Moving forward, we read an excerpt
from a practice test that he sent home with the students and I had him read a
paragraph then summarize it for me out loud to make sure he was understanding
the main idea and if he had any questions about the text. Following the story,
we answered the 9 questions. It was easy for him to remember certain parts of
the story and be able to go back and look for the answers.
Next, we continued with the book that he chose for about 20
minutes: chapter 2 of night of the ninja.
As in the previous chapter, I had him read out loud to make sure his
pronunciation was and conversation structure were being used correctly. Periodically,
I would correct him and ask him questions about what he read to measure his
comprehension.
Finally, I felt that he was getting restless during the reading
so I asked him if he had any other homework assignments that he wanted to do
and he quickly pulled out his math worksheet and we completed it together.
Overall, I’d say that Mathew’s reading skills are improving.
Until next time
B
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