Need some tips on giving tuition

• jaydunkfull

  11 Dec 08, 19:57

  hello i just received a tuition assignment to give english tuition to a P3 atudent. i have no experience, so was wondering if anyone can share some tips on how i should go about helping this student? i was thinking of tackling these few areas. Grammar, Vocab, Essay Writing and compre. do p3 students do spelling? shall i get assessment books and do them with him/her? im not very sure how i should go about. get him/her to do assessment books? then go through? discussion? shal i get her/him to keep an exercise book??? any tips??
• Rednano

  11 Dec 08, 20:02

  go bookshop, buy the relevant books, give him/her do.

• wee_ws

  12 Dec 08, 13:11

  Hi,

    Hold on to your purse, because you do not have complete information yet.

    During the first meeting with the student, ask him/her to tell you learning difficulties and show you some of the work he/she has done in school. Have him/her to show you test/exam papers so that you have a better picture of how the child is doing in school. Have a word with his/her parents to understand his/her personality too. Establish a good rapport with the student before you begin to work with him/her. Have him/her to set goals for lessons with you as you move along.

    Hope these pointers help you to kick-start :)

  Cheers,
  Wen Shih

• jaydunkfull

  12 Dec 08, 20:18

  okay, thanks! actually i was thinking along the same lines too (: i dont just want to teach just because i need the money but i really hope that i can help the student as well. (:
• syncopation_music

  12 Dec 08, 21:12

  Originally posted by jaydunkfull:

  hello

  i just received a tuition assignment to give english tuition to a P3 atudent. i have no experience, so was wondering if anyone can share some tips on how i should go about helping this student?

  i was thinking of tackling these few areas. Grammar, Vocab, Essay Writing and compre. do p3 students do spelling? shall i get assessment books and do them with him/her? im not very sure how i should go about. get him/her to do assessment books? then go through? discussion? shal i get her/him to keep an exercise book???

  any tips??

  Primary 3 is the year they placed more emphasis on Writing

  Talk to the parent on how the child fared during the last exams

  do not be eager to buy assessment book

  always try to establish rapport with the student first

  test the child in reading , writing a short journal and conversation ..from there you will know what he needs

  I do have tuition agency.if interested to register with me ..please pm me

   

   

• skythewood

  12 Dec 08, 21:53

  take a job when you don't know how to do it.

  maybe your thinking needs tutoring.

• jaydunkfull

  13 Dec 08, 17:24

  theres a first time for everything. thats how it is when you first start out isnt it.
• hiphop2009

  15 Dec 08, 10:46

  yeah. try to enjoy the session as much as possible!