Tutoring

I had the opportunity to work a little girl today on her school work. Oyisa is one of the teacher's daughters and is struggling with adding in school...and her class is getting ready to move on to multiplication! Im trying to do some last minute tutoring to get her up to par. She is sweet as can be, but so unsure of herself. As I was working with her, I realized she had major holes in her education. She has many things memorized well, but has very little application. She knows all the numbers and can write them perfectly. But she can’t process how to add 2 numbers without using her fingers. She knows all the letters and letter sounds, but cant sound out a simple word. She can write a sentence, but only ones that she has memorized. She has no techniques for attacking problems. This impromptu tutoring session highlighted the fact that we need to implement an after school home-work-help time. The church had plans for an after school program, but with a shortage of funds, space and adults, it has gotten pushed to the side. Please help me pray about this. Maybe God can make it work after all.