The Early Bird Waits for Three Hours

So far, all of my readers have shown up today. I mean, really shown up. When we got back from our afternoon break at 4:00, two of my readers were sitting there. Since three o'clock. Their reading sessions were at 5:00 and 6:00. So, they had to wait while I had my 4:00 session with Myriam (who brought me Whoppers from Holland). After that, though, I went ahead and got them done early so they wouldn't have to wait any longer. What's really weird is that it rained all day, and that usually makes everyone late.

Reading sessions are much easier now that I'm used to talking to my readers. At first, I struggled to make conversation. Some of the lessons are easy to talk about for a while; others last approximately 30 seconds. Most of my readers are comfortable enough to talk now, so we can go beyond the questions in the book. It's great to get to know them better, and they seem eager to share what they think.

One downside I noticed today is that I'm used to hearing them talk. That's great for me, because I can understand them more easily. But they want me to correct them when they pronounce something incorrectly. Since I notice it less, I have to be very intentional about making myself do it. Sometimes, they'll ask if they pronounce a word right and I'll say, "Yes." Then they ask me to pronounce it and I realize that they weren't saying it right after all.

Hey, I've never claimed to be an English teacher, no matter what anybody from Brazil tells you.

I have been taking my camera around the past couple of days. I'll get some pictures up soon, I promise. Awesome pictures. Of things. And people.

PS- Kensey is putting lots of technology on her blog. Be sure to tell her how neat it is, or else she'll feel like she wasted her time. Don't tell her I told you.