Thursday, April 2, 2015

Zay : Mt. Vernon

Zay has been working on memorizing her multiplication tables.  Her tutor, Courtney, quizzes her a couple of times a month.  The first quiz at the top, was Zay's test on Monday.  After leaving over half of the questions blank, both Zay and her tutor were feeling a little disillusioned.  In the hope that she could figure out a new method to help Zay learn her multiplication tables, Courtney asked Zay: "Do you know your learning style? What method helps you remember information?"  Because Zay didn’t have an answer, for homework, Courtney assigned her the task of trying to figure out how she learns.  Zay devoted time over the next two days to try to figure out what methods helped her remember information. When Wednesday came, and Courtney asked, she was ready with an answer: “I think I learn best when I hear something being explained, and then I get to see an actual example."  She said she practiced her multiplication tables using that method, listening to the correct answers, and then practicing them herself.  The quiz on the bottom is from today, Wednesday April 1st.  Zay improved dramatically from her Monday score, from a 47% to a 97%.  We are very proud of her effort, and her growth.  Her newest homework assignment from her tutor is to focus on her learning style, and begin figuring out how to implement it into how she tackles her classes, just like she did for her multiplication.  

Good Job Zay!

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