By: Anna Knotts

Tutoring Tips 10
February 8, 2018

Sight words are words that your student should have memorized based on his/her grade level. Find a list of words, a…

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Tutoring Tips 7
February 8, 2018

There is just one tip this week! For sight words, the student has truly “mastered” a word if they can read…

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Tutoring Tips 3
October 26, 2017

Here are some tips that may help improve your tutoring session: For a student with attention problems, keep the desk clear…

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Tutoring Tips 2
October 26, 2017

Tutoring Tips 2: If you have alphabet letters or flashcards, take turns forming words and quizzing one another. Ask them to…

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Tutoring Tips 1
October 26, 2017

Here is the first week of tutoring tips: Please remember to set some specific, measurable goals with your student each week. …

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Tutoring Tips: What to Expect
November 8, 2016

Before you all started as a tutor this year, you sat in a room and heard A LOT of information about…

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Tutoring Tips #16
March 14, 2016

1.  You’ve worked hard to build trust with your student. Keep it up — make absolutely every effort to come to…

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Tutoring Tips #15
March 8, 2016

1.  Warmer weather alert: Continue to set objective goals and write an agenda for your session. Reward with a game or…

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Tutoring Tips #14
March 8, 2016

1.  Play “Winning Word Memory” by making 2 copies of Winning Words (or sight words) on slips of paper. Mix up,…

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Tutoring Tips #13
February 22, 2016

Let your Volunteer Coordinator know how it goes trying out one or both of these strategies:  For a student with attention…

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