This week, once again, was cut short due to another snow day. It is interesting to see the children after a snow day because they have so much more energy and because of that, many times they have less than perfect behavior.
Everyday, I am working with a student, “Johnny.” The reason why I am working with him is because he is so far behind in math, that Mrs. Way actually pulled him from the “Everyday Math” curriculum and wants him to work in last year’s workbook. He is a nice kid but has issues focusing. When he is moving through patterns (AbAb or AbbAbbA) he is excited but when it comes to writing the answer (usually the kids would color in the answer but since we have no crayons, we just write the first letter of the color)… he does not care. I believe this is because he does not know his alphabet. So, prior to each math lesson, “Johnny” and I sing the alphabet song and try to remember the letters. I feel that he is improving but I do not know how he will be able to reach to the same level of his peers. I know all I can do is work with him for those 15- 20 minutes a day but he honestly needs more.
