Jason is entering 3rd grade and Jenny is a little bit older but her English is not as good. I usually bring work geared towards 3rd graders and with a little proctoring they usually do very well. I feel as though these worksheets are level-appropriate because they still need help but aren't overwhelmed. One of the sheets had a chart on it, the kids figured out the answers and colored in the charts. The other one was a little less fun but the worksheet had a riddle on it so they were eager to cooperate.
After we did some worksheets we joined Jason's sisters and read a pop-up book. It was a very elaborate pop-up book about Alice in Wonderland. Jason and the other kids immediately became fixated on all of the moving parts in the pop-up pages. We passed the book around the table so that each one of them had a page to read. This is where I clearly saw where their pronunciation needed the most work. A few words were difficult for them to pronounce so I helped them out. The book was really exciting for the kids but seemed more distracting than anything. Rather than focusing on the story the kids became fixated on the optical illusions on the page.
After I worked with the kids their dad took me aside and asked me for help with a phone call. He needed to cancel his policy with an insurance company and wasn't sure what to say. I don't know much about insurance companies so I may not have been the best person to ask but I helped him write out a script to the best of my abilities. Working with kids is easy but any formal language makes me nervous, especially when it comes to translating. I will definitely have to brush up on that if I ever plan on working with business professionals.
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