TS # 8

In this tutoring session with PJ, our reading material that Ms. Kim had given me in advance had revolved around bald eagles in Mongolia. I would have never guessed that such a topic would be so interesting. Specifically, the story we went over was on the ancient tradition in Mongolia of the Mongol people working with bald eagles as hunting partners. Our story revolved around a young girl who had been hunting with the same eagle for a few years. She had become very talented, and as a female in this culture, her talent and accomplishment was significant. I really wanted PJ to engage fully with this story and topic, so we spent quite a bit of time watching schema-building videos of Mongol hunting sessions and then later reading the story in parts very slowly. I definitely feel that PJ best applies himself to reading material when he fundamentally understands each part of the story or concept, rather than having surface-level understandings. In this case, it seemed to work! He answered comprehension questions a little more successfully than previously.