This past Wenesday, September 24, I met again with my child tutee, Youngseo, at the Collins public library downtown. Like last time, we started by working on some of the homework that she was sent home with. Unlike last time, she had about five sheets of homework instead of just one. Luckily, they weren't too difficult for Youngseo.
On the first worksheet, we practiced naming and sounding the letters A, M, P, S, and T. Then we practiced a list of sight words that included can, like, the, and, to, and we. In addition to recognizing them quickly, Youngseo spelled each one easily as well.
The next worksheet was a quick exercise which required Youngseo to match upper and lower case letters. Following that, she was given six sentences, told to find the word that starts with "p," say it and write it out. The final two worksheets had her practice counting and writing numbers.
All in all Youngseo was able to work through her homework with impressive ease. Even in the few short weeks I've been helping her, I can see her making a lot of improvements. In addition, she is able to understand and respond to much more of what I say to her. We can even have very basic conversations. It is interesting to see how children absorb the language as they are learning it. For instance, when I say "good job" or "excellent work" to her, she may not know the dictionary definition of the terms, but she definitely implicitly understands what they mean.
Harrison
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