01-13-2022, 02:46 PM
Gwen tried not to hover as the young woman copied the alphabet for her though it was a small room and not the easiest of tasks. Once Kimberly had finished, she took the slate and studied the shaky script. At least she knew the initial letters, which would be progress over a great many who would be coming in and would not know them at all.
"Very good, you just require a bit of practice with them to neaten things up but that is simply a matter of time. I would think within the month, you could have handwriting as well as mine," she insisted, wanting to encourage Kimberly. And luckily, the young woman would have that month to practice in between working at the tavern and sleeping. Even just an hour a day would help her.
"Now then, we move on to something a little more difficult," she said, sounding a little apologetic. "Reading. As you know your letters..." She headed over to her trunk and pulled out to thin books; one from the Gryffindor library - a primer which had taught all three Gryffindor children to read as well as one that was a bit more complex. "We will start with the primer and see how far you have progressed."
Gwen opened to a random page which contained three simple lines. If she struggled with this, then this is where they would start. If she could easily read them, however, then they would move on to the advanced one that would be closer to what would be expected of her for classes.
She handed the treasured book over, knowing the three sentences by heart. She asked, "Can you read this page for me?" There was no judgement in her voice, only curiosity.
"Very good, you just require a bit of practice with them to neaten things up but that is simply a matter of time. I would think within the month, you could have handwriting as well as mine," she insisted, wanting to encourage Kimberly. And luckily, the young woman would have that month to practice in between working at the tavern and sleeping. Even just an hour a day would help her.
"Now then, we move on to something a little more difficult," she said, sounding a little apologetic. "Reading. As you know your letters..." She headed over to her trunk and pulled out to thin books; one from the Gryffindor library - a primer which had taught all three Gryffindor children to read as well as one that was a bit more complex. "We will start with the primer and see how far you have progressed."
Gwen opened to a random page which contained three simple lines. If she struggled with this, then this is where they would start. If she could easily read them, however, then they would move on to the advanced one that would be closer to what would be expected of her for classes.
She handed the treasured book over, knowing the three sentences by heart. She asked, "Can you read this page for me?" There was no judgement in her voice, only curiosity.
