Education

Reading: Math Tutoring

June 23, 2008 – 12:32 pm
A good math tutor can help your child because he or she will tailor learning to your childs personality and level of understanding. The tutor starts where your child is at and not where the book is. Oftentimes, teachers teach information and tutors teach students. Keep in mind, it is difficult for a teacher to provide the one-on-one time needed by some students because of all of the other students he or she is responsible for.Math tutors can work with the student until the student understands the math principle being taught instead of keeping up with a lesson plan schedule. The tutor can also ascertain when the student can apply the principle correctly before moving on to the next area. Many times, math builds on previous principles, and it is important to make sure the first principle is understood completely before moving on to the ...

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Reading: Online Tutoring

June 22, 2008 – 12:32 pm
Many parents and students are turning to online tutoring to get the help needed with various school subjects. One of the best ways to find the appropriate online tutoring for your child is to take a few minutes and call the school he or she attends or contact his or her teacher by email for recommended tutoring sites. Some tutoring websites focus on the dissemination of information, some focus on educational games, some on personal contact with students, or a mixture of these things and more. How Online Tutoring WorksSome tutoring sites have people online who can answer questions and help students with homework. The people on these sites make use of instant messaging or chat room type of communications to help students in real time. Some of these sites offer free tutoring and other sites will require some type of fee.Some online tutoring consists ...

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Reading: Peer Tutoring

June 21, 2008 – 12:32 pm
Schools providing peer tutoring should have some type of system in place to make sure the students providing the tutoring are qualified to do so. Schools look for students who make As or Bs in the courses they will provide tutoring in or have made As or Bs in the prescribed courses in the past. Be sure to ask the school your child attends about the prerequisites the tutors must meet and any kind of training the tutors may receive before helping other students.Why Students Provide Peer TutoringMany students who provide peer tutoring are simply interested in helping other students become the best they can be. These tutors have a genuine desire to help others and want to use their abilities to comprehend certain subjects in a positive way. As an added bonus, listing experience as a peer tutor can also look attractive when applying for ...

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Reading: Private Tutoring

June 20, 2008 – 12:32 pm
Private tutoring is the one of the most effective kinds of tutoring available at this time for parents to take advantage of. A private tutor will be an expert in the field the student is having trouble in and can provide the one-on-one instruction the student needs. Many private tutors also understand how to teach the student using methodologies the student will grasp quickly and be able to apply to the subject at hand.A good private tutor will take some time to learn about the student and his or her learning style before jumping into the subject. Some students learn better through reading, working with real life situations, using memorization techniques, seeing information presented in creative ways, or through any number of other methods. Make sure you find out if the private tutor is willing to adapt to the various personalities students have and their individual ...

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Reading: Tutoring Centers

June 19, 2008 – 12:32 pm
A good friend of mine has a son with a slight learning disability who needed help to make it through high school. Every week, the family would drive over an hour to a tutoring center so this young man could get the specialized help he needed. Because of the help found at the tutoring center, the young man was able to graduate with his class without having to spend additional years in high school.One of the things making tutoring centers so effective is the low student to teacher ratio. In many classes in public schools, the student to teacher ratio is 20 to 1 or more. For students in middle school and high school, the student to teacher ratio can be 100 to 1 or more when you count all of the students the teacher is responsible for during the day in various classes. It ...

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