Roberto Fernandez (right)is this weeks "Child of the Week" at Villa Israel Orphanage.
Brandon, Michelle, Roberto (left) (tuturing class)
I (Michelle) have had the pleasure of working with Roberto for the last 4 months in tuturing each week. As of now, I am working with Robeto in reading, double and triple digit addition, and subtraction. We will soon move into multiplication. One of the joys of working with him has been seeing his academic and personal development. When I first came to work with him, it would be so hard to get him motivated. We would start on a project and he (without even trying) would say ¨no puedo¨ (I can´t). He would also shut off every few minutes and not respond to anything I said. Now this is rare for him, and he is so much more motivated to work during our tuturing session. He also is developing in his reading. Roberto can read, but he is a bit slow at it. So I have him read to me during our time. I also give him a book to read for the week and the next week we exchange it for another. He now loves to read and try to see if he can do it on his own. Roberto is usually very cheerful and happy. He is a fun kid, who likes to joke around and enjoys the company of others.
Here are some fun facts about Roberto:
Birthday: March 24
Siblings: Roberto has one brother (Miguel) who lives with him at the home, and two sisters who do not.
Likes: He enjoys drawing and painting.
Color: Favorite color is red.
Favorite thing in school: Art projects
Grade in School: 2nd.
Passing Time: Likes to hang out with friends and neighbors who live nearby
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