"I Love You"

 I was tutoring the three-year-old girl I work with yesterday, and we were going through our usual routine of "games" (so they seem to her) teaching her the letters of the alphabet. I was surprised when, out of the blue, she turned to me and said "I love you." It really surprised me! She is so sweet and innocent! Funny, too. Whenever I come to the door, she runs to it shouting, "tutor Tia's here!" She also usually asks me if I have any "canny" (candy), since I give a piece to my students for work well done, with a good attitude. 

I can usually only keep her attention for about half an hour, but yesterday we went for an hour! I added some activities, particularly tracing lines and shapes in a dry-erase picture book. As long as I have each learning activity seem like a game, she'll keep at it. She's even learning how to write her name. I always hold her hand, having her hold the pencil correctly, and explain what we're doing step-by-step as I guide her hand in writing the letters in her name, R-U-B-Y. Yesterday I did our ususal routine, then tried having her write the letters completely on her own. It wasn't too bad! I could sort of read the letters, knowing what she was intending to write. She's progressing very well! I hope I can be her tutor over the next few years and see what advancements she makes!


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