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Tutoring Tips
Here are a few tips to help get the most from your private tutoring sessions:
- Firstly, it is important to differentiate between visual learners and auditory learners. All people have a dominant method of learning, either by seeing things or by hearing. Trying to teach a visual learner by telling them facts and figures will have poor results and vice versa. Use a simple memory test to discern what type of learners your students are before trying to tutor them.
- Have fun but remain in control. Remember that you are being paid to get results but a few laughs along the way have a great boosting effect.
- Concentrate on the subject areas that the student struggles with. New private tutors tend to ask the student what they want to work on but a lot of students will prefer to go over areas they already know so they don’t have to work to hard! Ask to see their school books so you can see where extra help is needed.
- Set small bits of homework that are fun but challenging. Don’t make homework tasks laborious as this will make tuition feel like school. Set quizzes that require a bit of research or make up crosswords that need to be filled in.
- Use as many learning methods as possible so that private tuition sessions don’t become boring. Have question and answer sessions, play games, set 2-minute tests, do practical experiments or conduct some internet research.
- Give regular feedback to your students and their parents. When students see and hear that they are progressing well they often gain confidence and the improvement just gets better.
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