Message from Alise--Cool Resource for YOU!

Hello Readers,

Happy Friday! Hope that you are enjoying this Spring weather! We are on Spring Break here in Texas and the weather is fabulous (minus this past Monday).

I just wanted to drop a few lines to let you know about this really cool website that I stumbled upon about the iPad curriculum and how it relates to Bloom’s Taxonomy. I think that this will be a starting point to help decide which iPad apps would help during tutoring sessions. In any event, I am a huge advocate for effective tutoring practices and thought that this would be helpful to you.

The URL is the following: http://www.ipadcurriculum.com/. Let us know your thoughts about this resource. Was it helpful or not?

Last but not least, I have a very important announcement to make regarding the future of this blog and how to take YOUR tutoring business to the next level. This announcement will take place sometimes in April.

This information will only be disclosed to individuals who have signed up to receive exclusive information. If you want to stay “in the know”, sign up today to learn the secret that will take YOUR tutoring business to the next level.

As always, happy tutoring!

Have a great weekend,

Alise

Becoming an Effective Tutor – 3 Things You Need to Know

Tutoring can help children with their schoolwork, and if you know how to tutor effectively, you will notice a boost in confidence and increased performance for the child at school. This not only gives you the fulfillment of being a great help to the child’s development, but also it gives you the opportunity of tutoring in the future. If you want to be an effective tutor, then here’s what you need to know.

Be Consistent

Tutoring isn’t something you do in one session. It is a consistent development that helps children gain knowledge. Setting a weekly schedule not only allows you to organize your tutoring sessions, but it also provides the child with opportunity to prepare for the session. Make sure to plan ahead of time the material to discuss so things don’t become hectic and disorganized.

Be Simple

Explain things to the child in a simple way so that he or she can absorb the material easily. Don’t complicate things while discussing the subject matter so that the tutorial session will be light for the child, effective, and at the same time, something he or she anticipates instead of avoids.

Be Dynamic

Don’t just stick to the books when tutoring! Playing educational games can effectively help children retain information better. Dynamic tutoring is important in setting up the mood and it helps in the improvement of the learning process and the retention curve of children.

These three factors determine an effective tutor. If you feel that you lack one of these, then you should work on them to be able to make the tutoring experience something fun yet educational.

Check out: www.becomingabettertutor.blogspot.com for more tutoring tips and how to get started with tutoring.

Becoming an Effective Tutor--3 Things You Need To Know

Tutoring can help children with their schoolwork, and if you know how to tutor effectively, you will notice a boost in confidence and increased performance for the child at school. This not only gives you the fulfillment of being a great help to the child’s development, but also it gives you the opportunity of tutoring in the future. If you want to be an effective tutor, then here’s what you need to know.

Be Consistent

Tutoring isn’t something you do in one session. It is a consistent development that helps children gain knowledge. Setting a weekly schedule not only allows you to organize your tutoring sessions, but it also provides the child with opportunity to prepare for the session. Make sure to plan ahead of time the material to discuss so things don’t become hectic and disorganized.

Be Simple

Explain things to the child in a simple way so that he or she can absorb the material easily. Don’t complicate things while discussing the subject matter so that the tutorial session will be light for the child, effective, and at the same time, something he or she anticipates instead of avoids.

Be Dynamic

Don’t just stick to the books when tutoring! Playing educational games can effectively help children retain information better. Dynamic tutoring is important in setting up the mood and it helps in the improvement of the learning process and the retention curve of children.

These three factors determine an effective tutor. If you feel that you lack one of these, then you should work on them to be able to make the tutoring experience something fun yet educational.