Tutoring Session #6 (15.02.07)
18:00-18:30
This evening's session was the first
full reading session I had with Jun. We started to read the first chapter of
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. I found a pdf of the book online, so I
used the screen share feature on Skype, so we could read it together. The
convenient part is that I have two monitors for my computer, so the screen
isn't crowded when I share it; however, since I share the second monitor, and
the camera is on the first, if I'm reading, I can't look at the camera, and my
body is turned. I can see Jun fine because a pop out screen appears, but any
way I set up the windows, there is less "eye contact."
Overall, the reading went very well;
Jun has a very well developed vocabulary. There was only one point at which we
paused to discuss the word "tawny." There isn’t much context in the
passage concerning the word, so I decided to ask about the subject to which the
term was referring, an owl. I asked him what color an owl normally is, to which
he responded “brown,” and told him that “tawny” did indeed refer to a type of
brown, specifically a reddish brown color.
I asked more interpretation
questions rather than general comprehension questions, because Jun’s reading
skills are rather advanced for a third grader. His character interpretations
were particularly involved. He had a pretty good rant about the cruelty of the
Dursleys and that he would never invite people like them into his house.
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