TP8

 On Sunday, February 10th, I met John and his family at the library. It had been several weeks since I had seen them last, with the exception of a few short meetings with just John for some conversation practice. I asked Jason and Sally how they were doing and how they liked Disney World. Jason read aloud from Annie and Snowball and the Dress-up Birthday by Cynthia Rylant, author of the Henry and Mudge series that Jason loves. 

 As he was looking for another book I realized something incredible: there was jazz music floating in through a secret side room in the library that I had never seen before! It turned out to be an FSU jazz ensemble giving a performance in a banquet room. 

 I tried to explain to Jason what was going on as we peeked through the door's thin window, but I'm not sure he understood. After reading another Henry and Mudge book and answering some of my questions to see what he was comprehending, I was delighted to see that he had chosen Dr. Seuss's One Fish Two Fish to read. The rhyme scheme really helped him to sound out the correct pronunciation of many words, and as he was slowly but surely making his way through the tongue-twister of a children's book, I realized that he has made significant progress since I began working with him. After talking a bit more, we agreed to meet later in the week. I can't wait to talk with them again!