Next, she had SJ look at a Halloween "I Spy" type picture. There were questions SJ had to answer from looking at the picture. Mrs. Banks said he had a little trouble with this, but she said he was able to answer the questions with prompting.
After that activity, she worked on analogy worksheets with him. He had to complete the analogies by using a word bank. For example: real: dog :: make believe:___________. SJ filled in "monster". She said he had more difficulty with this activity. I am glad she worked on this with him. This is something that will be on his PSSA testing, so it is important that he have practice with this.
She also had him try to find hidden things in a visual jumble. There were a bunch of jack-o-lanterns, but he was to find the non-Halloween items. She said he did very well with this activity.
Lastly, I had told her that I had been working on his Persuasive writing with him. His educational assistant had asked me to work on this with him at home. I did, but I still didn't feel he was grasping how to persuade. I showed her the Venn diagram that I had done with him. She built on that visual aide and got him to list reasons why he should have a television in his room.
I was so thrilled that she was able to get more information out of him than I could. Persuasive writing seems to be very difficult for him. I am not sure if it is because it is more of an emotional process and he seems to not always focus in on emotional cues. Whatever help she can give him in this area is most appreciated.
She said he worked very hard and only checked them time twice. I couldn't be more pleased with how hard he is trying. I am hoping in a few months we will see the difference in his grades.
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