Week #4/ Assignment #1 & 2

Strengths
  
1. Strong rate and accuracy- Even though this student had a hard time misreading certain words, the rate at which the student was reading was at a nice and steady pace. 

2. Strong comprehension skills- With the student reading at a nice rate, this allowed him to focus more on the comprehension of the text. 

Needs

1. I think this students may need some help with pronouncing words. The student would sometimes read a word that was written as one thing, but pronounced as another word. 

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