Posts Tagged: tutoring strategies

10 Simple Ways Tutors Can Check for Understanding

Posted by eden & filed under For Tutors, Totally Tutors Blog.

10 Simple Ways Tutors Can Check for Understanding - A Tutor's Guide.

Use these ten simple, high-impact tutoring strategies in any session to assess comprehension quickly and accurately, and to make your tutoring sessions more effective. Tip for tutors: Start with, “Imagine your friend missed the lesson, explain the key idea in three sentences.” If they can teach it clearly, they understand it. If they can’t, reteaching… Read more »

Identifying and Addressing Student Learning Styles: Tips for Tutors

Posted by eden & filed under For Tutors, Totally Tutors Blog.

Open textbooks and notebooks scattered on a desk with a pen lying on top. The text "Helping a Distracted Child with School Work: Tips for Parents" is superimposed over the image.

No two learners are the same. However, everyone has a preferred learning style which works best for them. The four main learning styles are categorized as: auditory, visual, reading & writing and kinesthetic. Below we define the four learning styles and provide some tips on how to determine a student’s learning style.  Most people have… Read more »