Demery TP-1

I had my first tutoring session with my child tutee, Astin on Monday June 13, 2016. I met both him and his mother before working with him. We read from his textbook and did some reading comprehension exercises. Astin is very smart, and holds his knowledge with pride. I learned that this pride tends to stand in the way of being open to learning new things. If Astin ever encountered a word that he did not know, he would substitute it with one that he did know. I am trying to devise a way in which me correcting Astin doesn’t make him feel bad. I found that breaking words down into their simple components was helpful. Astin didn’t know how to say the word INTO, so I broke the words down into IN and TO, and I think he understood. I did the same thing with AFTERNOON. Astin is also very talkative, and it’s hard to keep him on track. This is something his mother specified was necessary for him to learn. Also, he has a ferret, he is very proud of said ferret, and he will rub said ferret on your leg (fair warning Tom).