Helping Learning Happen
Tutoring often uses the same skills and techniques as coaching.
A list of ways you can help your learners
- Provide meaningful content.
- Guide the learning process.
- Share your own experiences of life and learning.
- Share the way you use literacy in daily life by showing the learner letters,
greeting cards, newspaper clippings, recipes and so on.
- Get to know your learner.
- Allow time for your relationship to develop.
- Ask what your learner found helpful in the tutoring session.
- Ask what parts of the session were enjoyable.
Three rules to get learners talking
- Don’t explain anything you don’t have to explain. Find out what your learners
need to know first.
- Ask questions your learners can answer.
- Make sure you allow enough “wait time” for your learners to think through
the questions you are asking.
Play the Three Questions Game to get to know your learner:
- Each person asks three questions and then answers three questions.
- Choose topics like favorite sports, TV programs and common interests.
- Make sure the questions are not too personal.
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