Michelle TS#14

Date: February 17, 2017
Time: 6:30PM
Location: Their House
Topic/Skill:Reading Wake Up Sun, Vocabulary

Feedback: Since today was my last day with my tutees, I felt it important to leave them with some helpful information. I prepared a small packet of pictures with everyday scenarios. Included were images asking for home repairs, doing chores, and telling a doctor when they are sick. I figured that this way, the mom had a ready reference for everyday things that she might need help asking for in the future.

Then, I decided to read the kids a story. Knowing that my daughter loves being read to, I thought it might be nice to expose them to new vocabulary while simultaneously practicing listening and reading. I first showed them pictures of the hard words in the story. This included pig, dog, cow, chicken, farmer, night, day, the middle, flea bites dog, wake up, sun, the well, up, down, and fox in the hen house. Once the kids understood the words, we read the story. I repeated the words quite a few times, pointing at the characters when they talked or did something. At the end of the story, it was clear that they learned night, day, wake up, and some of the names of the animals.

Lesson learned: During my previous visits, I took a more kinesthetic approach to teaching. The kids enjoyed the exercises and learned quite a bit. This time however, I chose a more passive approach to allow room for more content to be taught. I think the mother appreciated the influx of information. However, the children seemed less engaged. Either way the children learned. But, I think I will stick to the kinesthetic approach when tutoring small children as it yields more interest in learning.