Ryan TS# 11


   I performed this tutoring session with the usual routine of having Omari and Kiza practice writing and memorizing their alphabet. One weird thing I noticed in the two reciting their alphabet was how both of them would often forget to write or say the letter, L. Hopefully they can both overcome this obstacle in the near future. Yesterday when Anisa joined me we read the Pied Piper, ending midway through due to the lack of time available for that session. I felt it would be a little rude if I continued reading from where we left off without her, so instead I decided to do a similar exercise with a different book they own, one that was a short retelling of Kung Fu Panda 2. Unlike the Pied Piper reading, I had the kids repeat everything I said to them, correcting their pronunciation whenever necessary.

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