Re: 's report card comments.

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You'll probably get an answer before Jacqui goes back to school, but....when

Jacqui goes back I'll ask her teacher what she's been doing. Jacqui's

comprehension this year has gone from nothing to her being able to answer

questions without assistance.

Penny

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>From: The Hunny Family

>Not too bad overall, but it raises a question that plagues me: HOW can

I work on his

>comprehension? Any ideas? I just don't know how!

The first thing I would do, is construct very simple sentences

concerning something that has done.

ie: played with .

Then ask pointed questions.

What did do? (played with )

Who did play with? ()

Who played with ? ()

Then I would look through a book, covering up the words, and have him

explain to you what is going on just by looking at the pictures. Then

read a page and see if he was right. Talk about the differences between

his version and the book's version. (this can be done in little 30-60

second stints if need be.)

Also, look up some worksheets on the net. I have several links if you

want them. Most of the sites have worksheets geared specifically for

comprehension. Even if they are inappropriate for , you may be able

to change them so they'll work for him.

I'm sure I have more ideas, just going through some major nicotine

withdrawal. I'll get you more ideas later.

Amy H---in Michigan

Kepler 5 yo ASD, Bethany 6 1/2 NT

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[Guest guest]

Jacquie, my way of thinking about this is that you need to read stories and ask

him questions to see if he comprehends it. Try to see if he is getting the

details.

My 2 cents but more then likely way of in left field.

Lori

's report card comments.

Written by his teacher:

" continues to be an active and enthusiastic participant in all our group

and class activities. He waits anxiously for his turn to share but often speaks

far too quickly to be understood. He needs reminders to take a breath and then

say what he wants to say. He willingly adds words to our class stories and with

the help of his educational assistant, he is able to remain focused olong enough

to write simple messages in his writing book using words he already knows how to

spell or words on charts or on the 'word wall'. While is an excellent

reader, his comprehension of story details and events is an area that still

requires work. This could be a focus over the summer. has expanded his

group of friends and it is a pleasure to see him interacting with a number of

his classmates. "

Not too bad overall, but it raises a question that plagues me: HOW can I work

on his comprehension? Any ideas? I just don't know how!

Jacquie

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>> HOW can I work on his comprehension? Any ideas? I just don't

> know how! >>

Jacquie,

Have you ever tried the narration method (Charlotte Mason)?

Basically, what you do is to read a short passage (start with a

single sentence if you need to) and then have him tell it back to

you...you can see how much he is actually understanding by what he

feeds back to you. If he needs it, you can prompt him with questions

that lead him to the main points of the piece, then let him fill in

the details at first...but the idea is to move toward him listening

to entire paragraphs and being able to tell you what happened in such

a way that someone who hadn't heard what you read can understand what

it was about....

If you do a web search on " Charlotte Mason " or " Narration Method " you

will find tons of sites that go into the details of how to do

this...it is a commonly used homeschool method.

Raena

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> Not too bad overall, but it raises a question that plagues me: HOW can I

work on his comprehension? Any ideas? I just don't know how!

>

Endless reading and asking about details?

Salli

[Guest guest]

> Have you ever tried the narration method (Charlotte Mason)?

> Basically, what you do is to read a short passage (start with a

> single sentence if you need to) and then have him tell it back to

> you...you can see how much he is actually understanding by what he

> feeds back to you.

Gee, Raena, once again you give a nice detailed explanation that someone

could actually use instead of my over-fast and quick answer (this is what I

MEANT, Jacquie, in the future disregard all my posts and just read Raena's

and you will see what I meant).

Salli

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> Jacquie, in the future disregard all my posts and just read Raena's

> and you will see what I meant).>>

Jacquie,

This is the ONLY post from Salli that you should ever " disregard " ...

Raena

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> This is the ONLY post from Salli that you should ever " disregard " ...

>

NOW I disagree with Raena...

Salli who has written many frivolous postings in her time