My 2nd grade mentor, Michelle (the name she's chosen for my blog posts), teaches me something new each time we meet on zoom.us. I'm trying out different tools as I explore online tutoring, Last week when we met, I tried out the free Record of Read app developed at Clemson University by C.C. Bates and colleagues paired with epic books, which is free until June 30, 2020. I shared my screen with a selection I thought she might like and that would give me some more info about her reading strengths and needs. She started reading and then a few pages in abruptly stopped and said the pictures were covering up the words. Even though we were sharing the same screen, I thought she meant from her side the illustrations had somehow folded over on the text or had trailed off the screen. I said, "I'll try to make the book smaller, and we'll try again." (She is quite patient with me.). At the same point in the book she said, "I know the word is 'monster', but our pictures are covering it up." Then I got it! I gave her directions about how to click on the line above our pictures and we were able to continue. I continue to be grateful for her lessons for me.
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