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tutoring strategies
Last week we talked about preparing for the CPA exam. This week I want to talk about setting academic and learning goals for the next year. I think it is very important to set goals at least once a year. These goals not only provide you with direction for the coming year, but they also give you a ruler against which you can measure your progress.
There are a lot of ways to approach setting learning goals. The first approach is to list the learning goals that you have that address learning problems that you have. For example, if you or your child has a problem with reading comprehension then you can set goals to improve your ability to improve your comprehension rate. To make your goals more effective, you can break down your main goals into several smaller goals.
After setting goals that address the learning problems that you or your child have, you next want to address your learning goal wishes. For example, I would like to learn how to speak Spanish this year. In your case, you may want your child to expand their vocabulary by 50 words, or to learn how to write in cursive, or learn how to speed read. Again you can break down your main goals into smaller goals that are easier to reach.
Each year I set learning goals for myself and my son. As the year progresses I mark off with learning goals we meet. If either of us is falling behind then I turn to online tutoring services and home tutoring services to offer us insight into the learning process and the subject we are having difficulties with. I’ll see you back here next year when we will cover new tutoring services topics.
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As we approach winter break, now is the perfect time to think about how you want to use your child’s winter break. You have several options. Your can just allow them to lay around the house during their break, you can plan outings and adventures, or you can use the two weeks of vacation to address some of the learning issues that they have this year.
Generally I wouldn’t recommend dedicating too much of your child’s winter break to tutoring sessions. However, you can work with a tutor before winter break to develop a series of self-guided activities that your child can work on to address the learning issues that have. For example, if your child is having a hard time with reading comprehension, then you can have their tutor set up question sheets based on a fun book that your child enjoys such as Harry Potter.
If your child is concerned about taking the LSAT, SAT or ACT in the early part of 2008, then you may want to use their winter break to work with a tutor on vocabulary, writing composition and math concepts to help them perform better. If your tutor is not available for live study sessions, then consider using an online tutoring service or an online test practice program.
Winter break is a great time to address learning issues. However, you don’t always need to work directly with your tutoring services to get results. You can have them set up self-guided programs or offer help via online tutoring services. Next week’s topic will be single skill tutoring methods employed by math tutoring services.
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The tutoring service blog is an outcome of my experience as a kid when I needed algebra tutoring in high school, and as teacher and counselor. I wanted a to create a forum for parents, teachers and students to share their best strategies because there are definite philosophies that bring about positive change in a student’s learning process.
As I tutored various students through the years, what I found is that MY attitude and belief in a students greatness was the most powerful teaching tool that I possessed. Yes, the educational strategies were important, but when I could not connect with a child and show that kid that I believe that s/he could succeed, the progress was extremely slow and tedious.
What has been your tutoring experience? We want to hear from you.
Madeline Binder, M.S. Ed, M.S. Human Services Counseling
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