Advertising

My friend had her vehicle plastered with signs advertising her business. The price was very reasonable so I looked into it.
For $150.00 I think I will get a lot for my advertising dollar. I thought it was a good idea to put the age on the truck as most people have never thought of sending a 3 year old to phonics tutoring.

ORGANIZATION

I have 8 different groups of kids that come twice a week. Some are solo and some are in groups of 4. That means that I have a 8 different lessons to prepare. At the beginning I could just prepare a lesson for level one and another for level two. Now that some are moving ahead faster than others I am finding I need to have a lot more lessons ready. I find that I need so many activities at my fingertips that my counter top isn't big enough. If I don't see what I need right away I find the kids get out of control. Parents are paying so much for a lesson I feel very responsible to not be wasting their time. I started looking around my room to see if there is any way that I can get more surface area available. I spied these shelves that I have been using for a shoe rack. Low and behold they just fit the top of my counter. Now I have 3 shelves that I can put activities for the day so they are at my fingertips.

J's progress (down syndrome)

J is making unbelievable progress in reading. I have decided to start him on lesson one of the "ready to read" program. His hand writing is all but intelligible but he can read the first pages and he can spell the words. I will take one lesson at a time and then stop if he gets stuck, go back and review for awhile. We are still working on the "year one" stuff but he seems ready for more, so I will keep him challenged.
He hasn't gotten it down 100%, but he seems to understand the concept of sitting and standing clowns. He can also read most of the blends (bumper cars ). Since he can do all of that, I decided that he should have a binder and start on the lessons.
I feel so privileged to be teaching him.