Blog Post 2

Tell us about an opportunity you had to work one on one.

I worked with a child this week on his student treasure. Student treasures are books that the students write and illustrate then they send it out to get published. This particular child was very behind on his book. While the others were working on their illustrations and putting the final product together, he was still writing it. He needed a lot of help.

I am starting to think this child has some sort of learning disability. I have worked with him once before on mixed numbers and improper fractions and I am starting to notice things. I had to type the story for him while he dictated what to say. It was hard for him to give me any information. I had to prompt him multiple times to see what we could add to his story. He had his basic story written but he needed to ellaborate on it. WHenever I asked about something, he said he did not want to put that in his story. It was a real struggle to get him to add more information.

This child is very smart however. I think he struggles in the social aspect. When we worked on mixed numbers and improper fractions, he was able to do it perfectly but refused to share how he got the answer with the class. It will be interesting to work with him more and observe him in the classroom.