January 6

Today Mik and Raffi did some reading and writing, played video games and went to the bank and grocery

Some notes on today:
Writing:
- Still continues to forget to add the first 'c' in Francisco
- Unless asked, he forgets to start in the left side of the page (begins in middle of the line) and forgets to write with in the lines.
- Difficulty either reading or writing the letter 'd' for it looks more like a '9' (It might be a writing difficulty because after repeated attempts I saw that the natural motion he takes causes him to make a downward like therefore forming a '9' rather than a 'd.' Try re-teaching him how to write the letter 'd' by first making the o part then finishing the letter up by doing an upward motion to create the line rather than a downward. Better to have a really long 'd' than a '9' ;) )

Math:
- Strongly capable of identifying coins and processing numbers and coin types at the same time ("Give me 4 quarters")
- However when given more than one type of coin in the patterns (2 dimes and a penny) or a complex numerical value that requires him to realize that he needs two types of coins ("Give me 15c or $1.oo in quarters") he still finds it difficult.

Reading:
- Reading has really improved with him since I first worked with him. He can read faster and also can read words that have more than 5 letters easier.

Social:
- Today there was minimal if there was any at all hitting.
- He is more patient with things now.
- Loves to shake my hand to get my attention, especially when I'm writing.
- From what I'm understanding still tries to 'match-make' me with people.