Karinna TS#15 - Imani

Today was Imanis third day of school, he seems to be enjoying it more than he did on his first day. As soon as I got there we jumped in on his homework. His homework requires him to read a passage and answer the comprehension questions that follow. Imani is not at the level that he can read a passage on his own, especially one with the words used in the passage. I went ahead and underlined all the words Imani should know and while I read the passage to him I stopped a that words and has him read them. We then re-read the passage, but this time I asked Imani to read out loud with me. I made him emphasise the words he already knew to reinforce them. Lasty we did the questions together. This might have been the hardest thing I've had to ever explain to someone. Although the questions are simple to me, they are literally in an entirely different language to Imani. I took time for me to not only explain what the question was asking in terms that Imani would understand, but it also took a lot of time explaining where to find the answers. I tried my very best not to give him the answer, but if had to I would spend extra time explaining why an answer was correct. It was very challenging for both of us.