A Growing Friendship

Learning involves going where we have to go. The journey is an act of discovery and knowledge is gained through the process, not the end result. So far, the process of tutoring Marisol continues to teach me and enlighten me. We practiced saying various everyday words and phrases from the picture dictionary that we had learned last week. Her pronunciation and word identification is continuing to improve. She remembers different pronunciation tricks and rules that we practice, and it is evident that she is pr acting and taking to heart what we learn during our tutoring sessions. We also reviewed when to use capital letters. During our first meeting, we had practiced how to write the alphabet in upper and lower case. I thought it would then be a practical idea to learn when to use the upper and lower case letters in everyday language and writing. We practiced these concepts last week, and took today as an opportunity to review. I am so proud of Marisol and the progress she is making. The feeling I have when I leave tutoring is truly indescribable. A feeble attempt to describe that feeling would be to say that I feel fulfilled, worthwhile, and useful. I struggle with feeling useless and inadequate, but Marisol continually reminds me, directly and indirectly, that I have gifts and a purpose. I am so thankful for her in my life.