Bobby_TP_#4

Yesterday I observed Sarah’s tutoring session with P.J. The work that she was given to cover was a story for P.J. to read for reading comprehension and a test that he had taken that needed to be corrected. Sarah began with the story, which was taken from an anthology of level appropriate stories from the book she was given. She let P.J. decide which story he wanted to read, which I thought was brilliant. They decided on a story about deer that had wandered into the city and the people whose lives the deer touched. P.J. read every page aloud and Sarah would ask him comprehension questions at the end of every passage. If P.J. didn’t know a word she would write it on the white board and tell him its definition. She made the lesson fun by engaging P.J. in small talk and allowing him to take the reins on the conversation for a while. I think this made the lesson more enjoyable for P.J. and also more relatable. The comprehension questions that Sarah asked were great, and while observing her and P.J. the time flew by.  At the end of the story she asked some general comprehension questions about the story and also went over the words that P.J. didn’t know. The reading took up the whole tutoring session, and by the time the reading was finished P.J. was too burnt out to go over the test anyway. I learned a lot from watching Sarah tutor P.J. I think I have to loosen up a little and understand that I’m tutoring an 8 year old so it’s ok to be a little goofy or silly. Sarah’s session inspired me to do better on my own lessons and in my own tutoring sessions with P.J. in the future.