You Get Two Desserts Tonight!
Last week while tutoring on Zoom, I sat watching one of my fifth-grade boys attentively and accurately add colors to all of the words on his last worksheet in Part 13. Each of eight colors I use in Phonetic Reading with Silent Elephant “e” has a specific phonetic purpose much as diacritical markings do in the dictionary.
“Carl” was marking prefixes, marking suffixes, marking root words, marking consonant digraphs, marking consonant blends, marking consonant twins, marking the sounds of “c’s” and “g’s”, marking all vowel diacritical markings, dividing words into syllables and putting in accent marks. I was filled with delight!
When “Carl” first came to me for tutoring almost two years ago, he was at an instructional primer reading level. He is now at a 9th grade reading level. Besides being profoundly dyslexic, he has another learning difference and a behavioral challenge.
As I watch him now - so calm, so in control, so meticulous – I am in awe! His reading of words flows smoothly and quickly with expression! His comprehension is outstanding for a ten-year-old! He is excelling with Silent Elephant “e”!
With a look of pride and love on my face, I said, “You’re awesome! You’re brilliant, Carl! Tell Mom I said you get two desserts tonight!”
We laughed!
Presently I have 3 children completing the last lesson in Part 13! Phonetic Reading with Silent Elephant “e” is changing so many children’s lives!
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