What a success with the Hong twins! Not a single complaint from either of them during the entire
session. I found the answer that involved the boys in a manner that made them want to participate. I brought a blank template for an
“English board game”. We filled
out most of the squares together, involving writing, reading, and grammar
aspects of improving one’s English skills (e.g. write two complete sentences involving
your favorite seafood; list five pairs of opposite words; write a given verb in past, present, and future tense). They drew cards to determine how many
spaces to move. We used river
rocks I purchased at the dollar store as game pieces. The boys both seem to respond positively to tactile
learning. In fact, during the two
sessions that tactile learning was predominately used, there were no behavior
problems. Yet, the one session
that did not include tactile learning, the boys had a lot of trouble focusing. The boys were happy
to play the game, and have demanded a re-match for next week. I have also learned that having
worksheets for the boys functions much better than having them write sentences
from scratch.
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