Kersten TS #5

On Monday, February 6^th I met my child tutee Kavira from 4:30-5:30 for the first time at her house. She is the sweetest child, and was really shy at first. When I first showed up, we just started playing with the balls they had. She told me how to pronounce her name, and I told her to call me Kiki because it’s easier to pronounce. She also told me she was in first grade. In addition, another little boy in the family also played with us. Both of them seem to be more hands on learners, so I decided to teach them numbers using the ball and dribbling. I would count to 10, and for each dribble say a number. They both seemed to really like this and caught on quickly. I also held up my fingers to help them count, but this confused them a little after I got to five. I could only teach them basic phrases because they are both the younger ones in the family. Kavira told me she was seven and the other little boy was even younger. But because they are so young, they learn very quickly. Whenever I say a word, they can repeat the word after me perfectly and their pronunciations are really good. I’m excited to continue to tutor them and see how much they can learn.