Our second week was a little bit more challenging than the first. It has been really fun getting to know more about the children, and what they struggle with. The challenging thing is learning how to help the children overcome those struggles.
This week I worked mainly with K. One thing I noticed is that she is very observant. If B is doing something, she wants to do it too. If she sees you kneeling, she'll want to get down on her knees as well. It definitely helps to demonstrate things to her, but she forgets pretty quickly. In a case like this, we'll definitely want to just focus on repetition when teaching her new things or new concepts. She was a little more trusting with us this time, but was still hesitant to do some things. We were able to get her on her back and lie down in the pool, but I could tell she was uncomfortable and wanted to get turned around pretty quickly. She knows her letters very well, but at times has a hard time sounding out words and forming sentences.
Overall, I think our children did a fantastic job last night, and it was so fun to get to know them a little bit more. It's fun to see them progress and learn new things.
-Jody
That is great that you have been able to see that K will imitate a model. This is definitely something you can capitalize on.
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