During our second tutoring session, P.J. was immediately ready to get started with Frindle. We began with him giving me a summary of what has happened in the book so far. For there being a week between our sessions and him reading numerous other books, I was impressed by how much he remembered.
We stayed on track with the reading much more this time, getting through six chapters in 50 minutes. When he stumbled over a word, I would stop him and ask if he knew what it meant. If not, I'd ask him to make a guess based on context clues. His guesses were usually spot on, meaning he was also comprehending what he was reading. After each chapter, we would talk about what just happened. I would ask him for a brief summary, as well as some specific details that he should've been able to pick up while reading. If he didn't have the answer, we'd flip back and read the passage again to make sure he was comprehending the entire story.
We stopped sometimes to talk about which characters he likes and which ones he doesn't like. We both agree that Mrs. Granger is our least favorite character because of how strict she is regarding Nick's new word, "frindle." His attention span began to get the best of him around 45 minutes so we kept this session at 50 minutes instead of an hour.
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