Jessica Du: Supplementary Task II

Here is an electronic source that provides 10 relevant and helpful tips about strategies for effective peer tutoring.
http://www.ccri.edu/peer_tutor/programinfo/TUTORS/manual_VI_A.shtml

The link above provides ten tips for effective tutoring sessions that will benefit students in the class. The ten tips that are provided in the site all talk about being positive and setting goals in the class to better the students learning. It talks about:
● Getting started on the tasks right away and how time wasted is time we cannot get back.
● Goal setting for the session so the student are not taking their time and getting off topic while working on something. So saying in a few minutes, we will do ______.
● Making sure you are always communicating and asking questions, and that you are not always the one who is talking, but the students are active in the lesson too.
● Always redirecting the students to be on task and to inform them the amount of time left. This can be done by simply talking to them about something off topic for a minute but then redirecting them to finish their work.
● Always being positive and praising the students even if the student is wrong. This can be done with a “good job” or “you'll get it next time.”
● Always recap on the lesson at the end of the class so the student understand what was covered in the class.
● Goal setting and how simply informing the students the lesson done tomorrow will help them prepare and know what to expect.
This site influences my development as a peer tutor by teaching me better ways about helping and teaching the class, and getting the students on task. These tips teach/help me as a peer tutor to realize that I am there to help the students, to better their learning in school and to help them in their troubles and difficulties. It shows me that as a helping hand to the student, you must be there to help students strive for the best, be active in the lesson, make sure you know what the students are doing, focus on the students the whole 75 minutes of the class, and make sure that the time you step in the class they are what you are there for, not just getting a credit, but helping them further succeed in their studies.