Frances did well in her first lesson today. She did want to show me many toys but with redirection she  was able to return to her lesson tasks. Frances can be a reluctant reader at times and will answer "I don't know" when I am pretty sure she does. I will continue to look for new ways to motivate Frances in class and keep her engaged for the full 40 minutes.

What are some of Frances' interests? Are there any favorite movie characters or book characters I could include in the slides to keep her interested? I have found a 'reward slide' at the end of the lesson that we add to throughout (a click for great reading participation adds another piece of the puzzle picture) is very effective in keeping the younger learners motivated.

Frances began with the new unit vocabulary today and I have forwarded the slides for her to review. I also included an introduction to nouns. We will continue to study nouns in future classes. 

Thank you,

Ms. Katie.