Today, I observed Sienna’s session. She did such a good job helping her student Yasmin prepare for her upcoming Reading and Comprehension NAPLAN exam.

Sienna did a great job allowing Yasmin to complete the exam under timed conditions. When her student had any questions, Sienna helped Yasmin to go methodically through the possible answers. This helped Yasmin to understand what process she needs to go through when she answers the questions by herself.

Sienna gave Yasmin some helpful examples tips like how to effectively manage her time and how Yasmin can effectively use the process of elimination to get the correct answer, even when she’s unsure of what the right answer could be.

Sienna also helped her student to understand what the test was assessing. For Yasmin, the test was assessing her comprehension skills, more specifically her reading, understanding and interpretation of the text and how she can apply it to any multiple choice or short answer question .

Sienna allowed her student to read the article out loud. This enabled the student to practice her reading skills and allowed Sienna to assess how well she is able to read and interpret what she is reading.

As her student read, Sienna read the same article on her laptop. This meant that if Yasmin had any questions about what she read, Sienna was able to answer them straight away.

Sienna and Yasmin had a great relationship and they got along really well.

Sienna did such a great job helping Yasmin to build her confidence in reading and she had great tips to help Yasmin improve her comprehension skills.

Sienna did such a great job helping Yasmin to prepare for her English NAPLAN exam and she should be so proud of herself! Great session! Such a pleasure to observe. Keep it up!

Ashley Cohen