I just returned from my very first session as an adult literacy teacher! My student is a young man who's working as a custodian in a local hospital. He wants to go to a cooking school and learn how to be a chef. His reading capability tests at a solid second-grade level, but he's probably reading somewhere in a third-grade level. I'm pumped! He's really into it, which makes him an excellent student.
He said his favorite food is Italian. So, using my Encyclopedia of Cooking, we looked up "Lasagne" and he read the entire recipe - twice, once just to get all the words, the second time for comprehension. We also decided to start a recipe file for him, so he copied the ingredient list onto a 3 X 5 card and wrote the recipe steps on the back, in his own words.
It's good to help others.
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
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