Naomi TS#3

Today Monday, July 13th, I had a tutoring session with Je-ah at 8am. For this session, I wanted to challenge Je-ah to speak in full sentences. Throughout the last two meetings, she has only given me one-word responses, so I tried to teach her simple sentences. The topic was likes and dislikes. Before I got into the lesson, I quickly reviewed what we had learned in the last one because I incorporated the vocabulary from that lesson into this one. We started with a video, and then we went over some of the examples in the video. Then I asked her if she liked different things ranging from food, colors, and weather. Once I could see that she had a good grasp on likes and dislikes and how to form the sentences, we moved on to an extensive reading activity. The book we read was "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Suess. I asked her comprehension questions regarding whether or not the character liked green eggs and ham at the beginning and at the end of the story. For the last activity, I increased the difficulty a little and had her come up with her own items out of a category. For example, I asked her, "What fruit do you like?" and "What color do you not like?" Overall, this lesson went smoother than I expected. Je-ah was able to pick up the material much quicker than I expected. There were times where I could see she was having a little bit of difficulty, and I did have to help her out. However, she was able to answer the questions with ease most of the time. I think going over the questions and answers in the first video was really helpful. In the next lesson, I think I need to improve the way I wrap up the lesson. The ending in this one felt abrupt, and I should have checked for overall comprehension. However, I do think this lesson allowed me to learn more about Je-ah and it was a great way to help advance her English skills.