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Educators, teachers? I need some advice please
Let me preface by saying-I am not a teacher, or a parent, I only volunteer tutoring. So, I started tutoring an 18 year girl-she has been passed to the 12th grade-but I have no idea how. Before I met her-her father told me that she did not pass the state exam, and failed English and Reading at her last school. I then asked him what level she is at-and he had no idea; she has only been living with him for the past 2 months. I didn?t think it was that bad until we met last night for the first time. She couldn?t even read the local newspaper; didn?t understand words like organization, drilling, aim, assistance, poverty, etc. She also didn?t understand that we live in a city that is in a state that is in the USA. I am not trying to be mean at all; I really want to help her-but I have no idea how. It isn?t just reading comprehension, it is reading itself, vocabulary, basic English. Can any of you give me any advice of what I can do? Any activities that will help her? I was at a loss for words when we finished-all I could tell her that her assignment was to listen to the national or international news for 30 minutes a day.
Sorry this is so long!
Re: Educators, teachers? I need some advice please
Some things to look into:
1. Does she have a Special Education Individualized Education Plan? Has she been tested? If yes, can you view the both of these.
2. It is quite obvious that she is reading below grade level. For every child reading below grade level there should be a reading plan that states what their goals for the current year are. Can you get your hands on that?
3. How low are we talking? Can she read the Dolch sight words?
Once you have some of these answers I think that more ideas can be given. Also, I would give her teachers a call to see what are their areas of concern that you tutor her in.
Does the organization your volunteering through know the level she's at and have any suggestions for you?
Good luck and I think it's wonderful you're volunteering!
I'm not an educator or a parent myself so what I say has no real foundation. But it sounds like there may be more than just a reading comprehension problem. DH's entire family are educators and they often tell me how students that they get from time to time should have never been passed from the year before simply because they had special needs and either a teacher, administrator or care giver failed to address the real problem.
Best of luck to you while you're tutoring her. I hope you're able to figure it out.