Techniques to Master for Effective Tutoring

There are certain techniques that a tutor should need to master in order to make every home tuition effective.

The following techniques are listed below.

1. Greet and set the climate
This is the first phase of a tutoring session. Tutors should greet their student and lead them as to where they should take their sit. Set the right mood for the session. Smile and open up small talks to ease the tension and set a relaxed mood for effective learning. Your seating arrangement is another important factor that you need to take into consideration to make every session effective. For a one on one tutoring service, the tutor should sit next to each other on one side of the table. This arrangement promotes proper access of both parties for the discussion and other work materials.

2. Identify your daily task
If you have been mentoring the same student continuously, then you might have been able to identify your daily tasks. To help you become more organized with the task, It will help if you make a calendar of short term and long term task together. This will help both you and your student to be prepared for every session that you will have. It may also help if you let the student explain to you what his or her assignment is all about. You may ask for an assignment sheet or a syllabus to help you get through with it. If you still have difficulty understanding it, you can ask for notes from his or her lecture for you to be able to have a better idea.

3. Divide the task into parts
In working for an assignment, bear in mind that your goal is to help the student become as independent as possible. You must encourage them to take the lead of dividing the task, rather than you, doing everything for them. However, if they are clueless on what to do and where to start, you can always give guidance.

4. Work on the task
This step should take most of your time. This will involve problem solving and tackling issues one on one with your student. This may also mean facing other concerns that will arise along the way. Carefully assess the task set before you and look for positive points that you can comment on. Remember that it will give a positive reinforcement to the student every time you begin and end your task with a positive comment. But do not forget that it is very important that you are able to exchange information with your student. You need to understand that in order for a tutoring to be effective, your student should need to participate with the discussion. There are times that you may need to explain the concept to your student, but don’t neglect the importance of making sure that your student is also able to understand the concept by asking him to explain certain concepts from time to time.

5. Summarize what you have discussed
After each session, cool down by summarizing what you have tackled for the day and ask your student what he understood in the session. Ask if there are more questions or clarifications. If for instance you were not able to meet the goal for the day, explain it to your student and tell him what he can do next time to avoid cases like this. It is also important to end every session with a positive comment and a warm smile no matter how difficult the session was.

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