especially at the start. keep the sessions very short to begin with. it is always tempting to keep going when the child is doing well. but this will backfire if you keep the child working at a drill for too long. you will know this when the child does not want to begin the next drill as he will show a lot of protest behavior. always move up gradually. never reward a child who is working well with more work. if you feel he has done particularly well at a drill, let him go for a short break to do whatever he wants. he will soon make the connection between 