Jessica TS #19 (Jewon)

Date/time: August 7th, 8-9am

Location: Online

Topic/Skill: I had him do a spot-the-difference activity where he had to find the differences between 2 pictures within 5 minutes and then explain the differences to me in English. It helped him use to more vocab in context and created less pressure to be perfect, in my opinion. We reviewed some vocab from last session and went through questions using it. This took up far more time than I thought it would. The article was also from last session, so the review was more brief. I had him answer comprehension questions by speaking, but provided some phrases to start each answer to help him. I don't know if this was too much or too little support, as it's a struggle to get him to speak in full sentences without explicitly asking, even when I provide phrases to help him in class (like "I don't understand" or "Could you explain this?"). Because of this, it can be hard to tell what his actual speaking ability is.

What I learned: I need to anticipate how long activities will take more accurately. I also need to consider more ways I can explain directions and activities, as he struggles to understand the instructions at times. For instance, I should add more examples for vocab. I also want to create more opportunities for him to speak freely, which can be difficult.