Be Able 4
BE ABLE! BE AN ABLE TUTOR. Extra Easy Ideas for Tutors, parents Teachers and 'Home Schoolers.'
Lorraine says, "They are inexpensive books with ideas that work, in easy English, for ordinary people like me."
Contents and a sample page.
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Reasons for being a tutor. Joining a tutoring agency. Advertising. Working with the parent as a team member. Setting up for a new student. Setting up the classroom. The first lesson. Making up a program. Tutoring conditions and expectations. Initial testing. Sounding and writing in the air. The phonics program for reading and spelling. Language development. NIM. Neurological Impress Method. Brainstorming. Listening skills. Dyslexia. Oral reading. Reading materials. Spelling. Using bricks to sound out words. Testing of reading and spelling. Handwriting. Reversal of letters. Oral Language. Visualisation and Verbalisation. Creative Writing. Poetry Writing Mathematics. Behaviour Management The Cooperation Record. Homework. Games to stimulate learning. Payment by parents. Dos and Donts of Tutoring. Wise Sayings. Programming. What Parents Say. Numeracy and Literacy from Day One. Details and comments on the resources that I have found useful. |
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Sheets to Copy (for the original purchaser’s own use only) |
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Tutoring Conditions and Expectations Sample of a Suggestions Only Sheet Formation of Script Reading Word Recognition Test The Snail Game Spelling Test. To establish sounds to be taught. Spelling Test. To be used with a graded phonics course. Many things happen when you read. The Basic Sounds of English Syllabification. How I have observed that people learn Sight Words Word Families Lists Teach and Test - Misspelt Words Homonyms. Rules and Building Sentence Writing Cards Good Manners The Night Before School The Magic word Game Sentence Patterning What makes a good story? Creative Writing Said Water (An easy example) Water (A harder example) Fire Maths Signs and Meanings Problem Solving Steps in Maths Beat Your Score in Number |
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To Change Behaviour Peer Group Pressure Reward Cards Respect and Responsibility Cooperation Record. Sacrifice in Learning A Little Green Tree Frog Two Baby Magpies Find the wrong word. Tutor’s Report Magic Square The Sounds of the Letter ‘a’ Spelling and Sounding are not the same Fluency in Reading Development Graded list of single letter sounds Staying on Task Cursive Writing Leadership in Learning A Letter to the Grandchildren Pointing for Sounding NIM Accepting Correction Its OK to be Wrong The Alphabet Correct each word Limericks 1 Limericks 2 Reading Skills Catching Up Obey Your Teacher Fishing - Spelling Sentence Beginnings Synthetic Phonics You Must Believe |
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Sample Page
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If a Tutor is Sick
If you are unable to tutor, perhaps due to illness, have a card in a private place showing the names of the parent and child, the contact phone number, the day and time of the lesson. Someone may be able to inform your client in time.
Working With the Parent as a Team Member.
When working one to one with a child, I require the parent to be present and join in with the activities. During the hour lesson there will be several games and ‘hands on’ things to do to reinforce concepts and to keep up the child’s interest level. Good games are important for teaching children with learning difficulties. It is important to involve the parent or carer and enable the game to be played at home as well.
I encourage the parent to learn what to do to practise the skills at home with the child, and also what positive comments to make. This has been necessary at times, because some parents make such negative comments to, and about, their children. I have needed to correct them firmly and model some encouraging language.
Having a parent present may be difficult but necessary. I really feel that teaching parents to help their children to learn is of paramount importance and indeed the most successful tutoring for me has happened as a result. Some teachers fear making mistakes in front of other adults but I try to use any mistakes that I might make to teach the following points. These could be on a card.
Mistakes
The lessons are usually relaxed and enjoyable. Although lately I have noticed that the children are finding it harder to accept correction and this does affect their learning. We have prepared a card, ‘Accepting Correction,’ see page 116, also ‘Its OK to be Wrong,’ see page 117.
A young teacher friend of mine has a ‘grumpy chair’ with a mirror near it for children who sulk when corrected. She says that they even put themselves there if they feel grumpy and return when they feel better.
Sample Teaching Aid Card (page 123)
