Emergent Reader Beginning Reader Instructional

Reader
Tutoring Semester Fall 2019 Fall 2019 Spring 2020
Tutee grade-level Kindergarten Second Grade Sixth Grade
Tutee school Central Virginia Central Virginia Central Virginia
district/county Christian Christian Christian
School/Buckingham School/Buckingham School/Buckingham
County County County
Reflection I really enjoyed I felt I had the most I enjoyed working
working with my experience with my with my instructional
emergent reader. He beginning reader reader very much.
was so excited and because I have taught However, this
enthusiastic about second grade for experience was a bit
learning. He was several years. of a challenge for me.
attentive during our Determining where I was not accustomed
sessions and we should begin with to planning an entire
progressed really instruction and how unit around an
nicely through the we should progress essential question and
different components. through the found it challenging
I took what I learned components of the to find resources on
from working with lesson came fairly the instructional level
him and tried to easy to me. I enjoyed of my tutee. I feel
improve my teaching working with my like we both learned a
in Kindergarten. beginning reader, and lot together. I was
really enjoyed sorry when our time
watching him grow was cut short due to
during our time extended school
together. closures. I really
would have liked to
administer the final
assessments to
determine the
progress we had
made.