Mageda TS #1

June 26th was my first tutoring session with Dave. He is 11 years old and from South Korea. Our session was over Zoom and I gauged his English skills by giving him a reading passage at the beginner level and asked him to read it aloud, then I asked him questions for comprehension. Dave did very well and I was surprised because I was under the impression he had not been studying English very long. I think I was surprised at his level as well because I was applying an adults level after a year of being in the US, but Dave is younger and much closer to the critical age for language learning. Next, I showed a powerpoint about myself so Dave could get to know me better and I asked him questions about himself and his likes and dislikes too. He said he feels like his reading skills are the best in English, but would like to work on everything else.