The most important features of effective tutoring have everything to do with building rapport. The tutor should do everything that she can to establish a good relationship with the learner in the least amount of time possible to ensure a successful tutoring session. (It should not take thirty minutes to get going in a positive direction.) The student needs to trust that the tutor is a capable teacher. This can be accomplished if the tutor is good listener who will encourage the learner.
To improve my tutoring methods I will need to become more confident in my ability to teach. My recent understanding that I don't need to have all knowledge about all subjects helps a lot. I just need to know what questions to ask the student. He or she will be able to answer the questions and get the desired results, a well-written paper.
A good handshake and a smile as I greet the student who comes to me for tutoring is where I'll start. I will continuously make eye contact with him or her and be aware of my own body language, making sure it is open, not closed. As for additional training outside of this classroom, I can observe real life sessions and look at some on the Net.
Last Day of Class
15 years ago
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