TP 10: Caitlin

When I met with PJ two weeks ago, we reviewed the vocabulary lists that we had worked on over the past several weeks and played all the vocabulary games. I noticed that PJ got a lot of words correct that he had previously had trouble with but he still had trouble remembering some words. The review of the vocabulary is just as important as the introduction. We finished off the lesson with the last few chapters of the book we had been reading. PJ really enjoyed the book and was proud when we had finished the chapter book. I happened to be wearing my Extreme Reader shirt that day and I took the time to tell him about my tshirt and what it meant after we read the book. When I worked at an elementary school a few years ago, there was something called the Extreme Reader Challenge where the kids (and adults) were challenged to read over 1 million words. This was tracked by the Accelerated Reader system. I love reading and I had challenged several kids while I was there. I read and passed the AR tests to earn my tshirt and it was a way to challenge students to read extensively. I hoped that sharing my passion for extensive reading is a positive encouragement for PJ.