May 26 2009 Notes

What we did today:
- Bank (where Raffi deposited money for me)
- Carwash
- Bowling
- Reading, Writing, Math, Palmtop
Math:
- Had extreme difficulty today counting to 20 (filling the blanks)
- However matching and "read, count, write" excercise were excellent
- DIfficulty too counting by 5's

Language:
- He is really capable of reading what he is going to do today (he missed a few words only),. Not only does he read it but he also comprehends the basic idea withheld in the sentences (what he is doign today, what he is not doing today)
- Had some difficulty writing his name today (rancisco)
- His address is a lot more legible now and he is keeping within the lines! However, he still has to work on "Richmond"

Questions and other notes:
- I anm having a hard time thinking of excercises for him to do for math, expecially money related excercises, ideas anyone?

- I've been doing conversations with Raffi using the Palmtop and practicing what he will say when he goes to his job, but I still am not confident that this is possibly the best way to practice Raffi's Palmtop skills, are there any other ways I can work with Raffi with the Palmtop?

- There are times when Raffi is perplexed with a certain activity we are doing (like fill in the blank with the correct sequential number) however what I have realized is it is not that he doesn't understand the excercise, it's because he is NOT listening. This is really frustrating at times but at least he admits he isn't listening. However I think we should focus on him being more respectful and attentive.