On Tuesday (2/21), I met again with Aeyil's son Matthew. I had made a document with the word cards for him to make sentences with again, but I had difficulty printing! We started just by looking at some pictures of Frogs in a national geographic kids book. We described them using full sentences, and I was so proud! It was a challenge to keep him focused that afternoon, so I decided to do something active and fun instead. When I asked him a question, such as "Can you touch something white?" he had to respond to me in a full sentence, like "Yes I can touch something white" before going to do it. He grew weary of this exercise, too, so I switched it up to Simon Says because he was reluctant to speak. After this, we moseyed back to our seats in the courtyard and read a Moana book together. He already knew all about it, and was super excited to tell me all about it (it spoiled the movie for me, but it's okay because learning happened!). I used the book to teach new vocabulary. I had him draw out some of the words, such as wave, and boat. By the time we finished Moana, Matt was done focusing for the day! I suppose that is the challenge of working with kids! Despite being unfocused, I am proud that he was starting to use more full sentences.
Next week I will DEFINITELY have those cards ready to go.
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