I had a couple of fantastic
English classes with the girls today. Last year, I played a lot of hangman
after class with the boys who caught onto the alphabet quickly, and today I
introduced it to the girls to give them more experience with spelling. I have
mostly focused on communication exercises previously, but today they really
started paying attention to sounds and spelling. It was so much fun, and they
best success of the day was that a very shy girl finally participated with a
smile on her face. They never wanted the class to end, but I finally had to
pack up when lunch was served. I think we had a big breakthrough with their
spelling today!
In the
afternoon, I had to study for my online class and I a learning a lot about
teaching English as a second language. For every module I finish, I have to
write two essays on that particular topic. It is great to already have personal
experiences to draw from. My last essays were on classroom arrangement and
having multilevel students in my classroom.
Last week
I discovered that one of the 8 year old boys can barely write. I spent some
time yesterday having him copy letters and words to improve. I wonder what his
story is and why he is so far behind in school. I'll do my best to help him
catch up.
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