Lessons
Please use the following google doc to record your schedule.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DNGhm_RDweZL9frMJcvwCWYhvOKVMIqWJJ1VlYs_IY4/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DNGhm_RDweZL9frMJcvwCWYhvOKVMIqWJJ1VlYs_IY4/edit?usp=sharing
Part 1- Familiar Books
Ask your tutee to find a book in their book bag that is familiar and that they know well. Have them read this to you, and encourage them to read with fluency and expression. Reading familiar books essential for developing readers. This is where they build their fluency and start to memorize words so that they don't have to "sound them out." They should keep reading the book until they can read it confidently and with great expression.
Part 2- New Book
Ask the student to find a book in their bag that is not familiar. If they don't have one, you can choose a book from the leveled baskets around the library or from the cart by the desk. Talk about the pictures in the book before you ask them to read it. The meaning is the most important part, and (in the lower level books) much of the meaning is in the pictures. This step is so important. Many people think the looking at the pictures is "cheating." However, the pictures are a wonderful resource that the students can use to figure out unknown words. As you are looking through the book, point out any words that you think might be difficult for them as they are reading.
Part 3- Writing
Help your tutee come up with one good sentence about the book. Try to make it a fun one! Help them write it down. This video shows a good example, but please make sure that they use a capital letter in the beginning of their sentence. Writing good sentences takes a lot of rehearsal and thinking. They are learning to hold an idea in their head at the same time as trying to remember and learn all the crazy rules of English spelling and grammar.