I am tutoring small groups of reading delayed children. One boy breaks my heart. He's been bumped around foster care, has facial scars and "flinches" when I move too quickly around him. I suspect he was a "crack baby."
I want desperately to keep him in my reading group but he is in contant movement. He's fine one-on-one, but even in groups of 4 or 5, things start to come apart. Lack of focus, need to move, etc. I've tried sitting him right next to me, giving him reassuring touch on the shoulder, lots of eye contact. This doesn't help much. He wants to be good but he just can't help himself. If he's bumped out of my group, he gets no help at all. They stick him in front of a computer where he doesn't learn.
I love this little guy! He's connected with me as well, and when they have tried him in other groups, he sneaks back into mine anyway. If you have any tips at all for how I can help him rein in, I would so appreciate it!
2007-10-25
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