Today I worked with David and Mathew at the public library.
It was a little hard starting off and getting them both to focus and stop
looking at comic books until I decided to make math homework a competition. So
the boys would stop getting off topic I decided to make a no talking game.
Those that spoke go minus points. But whoever finished first got plus three
points. The prize was to be able to use my cool pencil for the reading
comprehension work in the second half of the session. This technique worked
great!
Reading comprehension was much harder to do together as it
was group work. I couldn’t have both boys on different books and still be able
to give them the attention they needed so I decided we all work on the same
book. Mathew was for the most part attentive but David clearly needs to be
worked with individually in reading. David doesn’t respect me too much yet but
I could tell that Mathew has the hang of our routines and knows not to push me
too far or I won’t be as nice and let him get away with things like sit in the
silly chair or pick his own book with my approval. Maybe now that David knows
me better he will be easier next week. As a result of today I will work with
the boys individually in reading comprehension but math can be done together if
I make it fun.
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