Demery TP-3

I met with Astin for my second time on June 24th, 2016. I was prepared for the talkative boy I had met last week, so I was surprised when he acted quite shy when we met. It might have been because we met later in the day, or because he had already met with Tom earlier. Regardless of reason, Astin was quiet to begin with. My lesson today was a simple reading lesson. I brought the giving tree, and Astin and I read it together. Astin is so good at reading words he already knows, so much of the book was easy for him. The book does have words of higher difficulty, such as “whispering” and “gathered.” I made sure to read those words, but I also managed to sound out each word before saying them. I also quizzed Astin on these words. At the end of the book, Astin and I went through the pages and wrote down each new word he could now read/pronounce. We made a list of 11 words, and he was so proud! Next week, I’ll probably incorporate writing into the lesson.