Shanti TS#8

On may 27 I tutored David. At the beginning he was in a mood and fighting with his mom about doing math homework. He was very upset and started crying. His mom lead him away and they spoke. She then brought him back and said he didn't have to do math. He just had to read. She then left and David was still visibly upset and crying. I gave him a minute and spoke softly with him to see if he wanted to take a minute before we started. He said he didn't need a minute but he still would not look at me. I asked him if he would like me to read he first chapter and he agreed to this. This allowed for him to gather himself. Then he seemed to perk up and read the next chapter. We read 50 pages of Space Ice Planet Adventure. This book had many difficult words in it an David struggled with a lot of the pronunciation. I would say the word the right way and he would pick it up right away. After I let him read a little from a comic book he wanted to read. At this point David was completely over being upset. We then spoke about what his dad does for a living and how he had promised him anything he wanted if he went to study camp for a month on the summer. Last he wanted to tell me about a movie he watched in school today. He did very well telling me about it and mentioned a lot of details from the movie. Normally I give him candy between every chapter to keep him reading but this time he did it all by himself. I didn't give him candy until the very end. I was very proud him. He usually resists reading but today he didn't need any incentive. After we finished his mother came to tell me how pleased she was that he was in a better mood and now happy. Over all it was a really good session. David is definitely improving.