Today was my first call with my buddy Lili! I was super excited as soon as I received my book pack in the mail and she definitely seemed just as excited as I was! I chatted to her mum for a while and then Lili and I did a quick reading session of The Two Gorillas. While we got through much more of the book than I expected (we read half of it!), it was definitely a new experience for me as I tried to find a good balance of both helping Liliana with tricky words while also ensuring that I didn't spoon-feed them to her. At the end of the call I talked to her mum and we worked out a system that best suited myself and Lili - we decided that rather than following the rigid structure selected during training, we'd organise things as we went for a bit more flexibility. It was so great to see that Lili was excited about the program and I can't wait to see her progress (and get to know her better!) over the next few weeks.
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