July 13, 2006

Mrs. H.

***************

*******, NC *******

Dear Mr. and Mrs. H.

It has been a pleasure to work with Student A in the Reading Clinic this summer semester. She has worked hard and been cooperative during the tutoring sessions. She is very motivated to learn and has been wonderful to work with.

Student A’s instructional reading level is approximately 2-2. This means that she is challenged by late second grade material but has adequate word recognition, fluency, and comprehension to learn and move forward at this reading level. Student A has read late second grade materials at the Reading Clinic. For example she has read:

“The Animal Rescue Club” by John Himmelman Level 2-2

“The Headless Horseman” adapted by Natalie Standiford Level 2-2

“The Boy Who Flew to Near the Sun” by Lisl Weil Level 2-2

“I Was a Second Grade Werewolf” by Daniel Pinkwater Level 2-2

Student A’s major areas of strength in reading are comprehension and interest in reading. She is able to read the pages of text and knows exactly what s going on and what was said in those pages. She really enjoyed the book, “The Headless Horseman” and was able to retell many parts of the story. She recalls details extremely well and can relate the information she reads to her everyday life experiences.

One area Student A needs some improvement is word recognition. She is having difficulty with the short vowel families. We feel with time and practice she will become more comfortable with the short vowel families. In the Reading Clinic, we have practiced timed word calls dealing mainly with the short vowels. Student A has to beat her number of correctly called words each time we conduct a drill. Student A has made some progress in this area and we feel will continue to improve over time. Another concern is when Student A reads she tends to rush and this causes her to skip some words and being able to recognize punctuation like stopping for a period. To improve this area of concern, we have worked with Student A to slow down and read at a slower pace.

Our recommendation is for Student A to return to the ASU Reading Clinic for tutoring in the Fall, 2006 semester. She will continue to benefit and grow from the intensive, one-to-one learning experience we are able to offer.

It means so much to have parent’s support. You can help Student A by: 1) Monitor her reading speed when she reads; 2) Choosing fun and interesting books for her to read at home along with her choices; and 3) Monitor words with short vowels as she reads to make sure she is pronouncing them correctly.

We at ASU Reading Clinic share your concern about Student A’s continued progress in reading. We hope your family has a wonderful and relaxing summer.

Sincerely,

Reading Tutors