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In the computer lab thinking about what my product should be.
Obstacle: finding a product for my research paper
Success: Coming up with the idea that I should mentor a child in the ESL
Posing with my mentor.
Obstacle: Finding a mentor
Success: Dr. Rebecca Wilson agreed to be my mentor
First day in the office.
Obstacle: Getting acquainted with the office Staff and establishing a routine
Success: After the first week, they signed me out themselves and had everything ready to go very morning.
Trailers were First graders are located at Selma Elementary
Obstacle: Finding David classroom
Success: It was the last one on the Block! :)
David and his teacher reading.
Obstacle: Explaining to David I was there to help him and I was going to be working with him
Success: David understood and posed no objection in meeting me
The room in the library when me and David worked.
Obstacle: Finding a quiet place without any distractions to work.
Success: The library was able with a study room
David and the Librarian
Obstacle: Asking for permission to the library and figuring out how the library worked
Success: Everything was explained and me and David were ready to go!
The first time meeting David, We read a book.
Obstacle: How to connect and gain a first grader's trust
Success: After letting him choose the books we read and finding out more about him, he seem to really like the idea of me teaching him.
Mrs. Wall, David's Teacher
Obstacle: Figuring out David's weaknesses and strengths
Success: After discussion with Mrs. Wall I had a clear idea of what my plan was for David.
David learning his numbers.
Obstacle: Numbers were one of David's weaknesses and he did not know them
Success: After trying various methods, repetition seemed to work along with a visual aid, and David learned his numbers in written form also.
David learning how to read, write, spell, and his ABC's
Obstacle: How to get David to be able to match a letter with a sound
Success: To cut time and for learning efficiency, we would read a word, spell it out, sound it out, and if he still didn't know it after a couple of times, he would write it out. By the end of 5 to 10 minutes David knew the whole book.
Last meeting with Mrs. Wall
Obstacle: Did David show improvement?
Success: YES!
Me and my mentor Dr. Rebecca Wilson, Psychologist and Instructor at Johnston Community College
Dr. Wilson helped me tremendously in my project. She helped me come up with the idea of my product, a plan to follow and how to go about interacting with a first grader, as well as choosing the right place to mentor him. :)
