Savannah TP # 15

On Thursday I did some research into the TOEFL exam.  Although Igor wanted to work on speaking I wanted to see where his reading comprehension was.  We worked on a reading comprehension passage.  I had looked over it before and taken note of difficult vocabulary, and words that acted as clues, such as "for example, "nor," "however," "since," and "interestingly."  I waited on him to read the passage and answer the comprehension questions.  While I was waiting on him to finish it occurred to me that I should have given him the same amount of time he would be allowed on that portion of the exam.  We went over the passage when he was done.  I explained to him the significance of key words and how to use them to his advantage when reading.  We spent the rest of the time reviewing and talking about the vocabulary such as "mother tongue."  I am not sure if this is the best way to approach tutoring him.   I think it is useful.