Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Seeing is Understanding

My extra help with my son is going well. We have been doing a lot of work with breaking apart two consent sounds. Like so many other things, he understands the concept but needs a lot of practice for it to become automatic.

At home I have found that he needs visual reinforcement. For us this means charts. For example, each nine weeks his teacher gives him a reading goal based on a points system. I determine how many points he needs each week to reach his goal by the end of the nine weeks. As he earns points we color in the chart. If the chart not full by the end of the week, we know we need to catch up. Being able to visually "see" his goal makes it much easier for his to stay on track.

What about you? Do you use charts or anything else that has been effective for you? Leave a comment and tell us about it.

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