I chose to work with two first grade students that felt very comfortable with me. I had both of them in Kindergarten. Christian is initially a shy boy from a very caring Hispanic family. They speak both English and Spanish at home, although Christian does not know how to read or write in Spanish. Christian does not like to help the class when we are struggling with Spanish pronunciations of the month or any Spanish words. It is as if he either doesn't want the attention or is embarrassed.
Christian is a high performing student who is very smart. He read very fast and monotone. Because of the speed of reading he skipped over many articles such as "the, a, an". He also did not pronounce the "s" on several of the plural words.
The second child speaks Italian and English at home. Mom is Italian and Dad is American. Olivia speaks slow with a type of stutter. It is as if she is constantly translating words in her head from English to Italian or the other way around. Olivia travels to Italy usually twice a year for a few weeks at a time. She does not read or write in Italian.
Olivia read very slow and methodical. She was very sure to pronounce every word accurately and self corrected often.
Christian needs to practice reading at a slower pace and reading with inflection. This would improve his comprehension as well and others being able to understand him better when he reads aloud. I would practice in small group with him reading level appropriate plays.
Olivia could use help with her fluencey and inflection also. This would also help with comprehension. Level appropriate plays would also be fun and helpful for Oliva.
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