Pam CP #2 Sarah

A map of Florida was the centerpiece for my first conversation session with Sarah. She and her family just arrived from Saudi Arabia 2 weeks ago so she was fascinated to hear about all the wonderful beaches, fresh water springs and Spanish forts found within a few hours drive from Tallahassee. We talked about St. George Island, the Gulf Marine Lab where her 5 year old son can actually touch and feel marine life and Apalachicola oysters.  

Next session she wants me to bring more information about these sites and Sarah is bringing her vocabulary words so she can practice sentences using her new words.  She tried out a few sentences on me with this week's vocabulary:  crying, mad, angry and enjoyed the practice.

Lesson learned this session-  when I speak or when I'm explaining something,every once in a while, stop and ask my partner if she completely understands.  I need to ask a question so she must respond in a way that I know she understood what I was explaining. Though Sarah nodded and said she understood, sometimes her questions just moments later showed she had not completely understood. But I could tell she was so interested and really wanted to know what I was explaining so she continued to ask questions on the topic.