January With Leah
The New Year looks promising for Leah and me. Although I have only seen her once so far, our time together went very smoothly. She was interested in her work, barely complained, and was motivated to finish. Leah had to read the same book twice in order to improve her pronunciation. The first time she read it by herself, and the second we took turns reading the sentences. This made her more enthusiastic in finishing, and she breezed through her sentences. Maybe working together in this way is the key to keeping her interested in her work. She paid attention as I read, and it seemed as if she was even reading along in her head. During our next visit, Leah continued to work diligently. She stayed on topic, and even explained what work we had to do. However, there were some moments where she became distracted. While writing her spelling words she would write them in unique “fonts”, which unnecessarily took up more of our time together. Over time she would stop and write them in her regular handwriting, becoming focused once more. All in all, Leah has been improving with every visit. Together we have come a long way from where we started, despite it only being a few months. Now we are comfortable with each other, making it easier to get the work done by working together. Although there are moments where Leah loses focus, she quickly goes back to work which is something she has not always been doing. As more months go by, I know there will be even more improvements with the way Leah understands her work.
