Good communication skills are vital if you are to be a successful primary tutor. You need to have strong communication skills with both the parents and also the student you are tutoring. You will need to be able to relate to the student at their level and to show interest in what they say and do. Find out about the interests of the student so that you can relate to them and can show interest at what they do out of school as well as their academic studies. Show that you are actually interested them as a person and not just as a student you are tutoring for 1 hour a week. A good primary tutor will also have a sense of humour.
It is important to find out about your student's preferred style of learning. Your student may be unable to explain this to you verbally but with different activities it should become clear whether they are an auditory, visual or kinaesthetic learner. Use this knowledge as you teach. You will be pleased about how your relationship develops. Your confidence will improve and your results will be better just through thoughtful communication.
Good primary tutors take a genuine interest in trying to help and ensure that their students understand exactly what they are trying to learn. If you are genuinely interested then this will easily be conveyed to the student. You will be surprised how results will improve just because they respect their tutor and have a desire to please. This is particularly evident in primary school children.
It is valuable to develop a trusting and professional relationship with the parents and to this end a positive relationship between you and your student will be very helpful. Your reputation as a decent primary tutor will grow and you will be taking on more clients before you know it!
You need to know whether your student is making the desired progress. Be clear about your teaching objectives. It is important to make sure that the parents know and understand what you are teaching. It will help you if you give the parents some understanding as to how they can help at home.
Ensure that as a good primary tutor, you have completed the appropriate assessments. Do you know exactly where the student is in their learning? Be aware of the stages of development that the student may have missed out on. You may need to go some way back to see if there are gaps in their learning. These will need to be addressed before further steps forward are made. Good primary tutors will communicate this with parents and continually assess through activities to ensure that learning is being consolidated and understood. Remember that what your student may be able to do for you on one day they may forget or not apply in their work at school or in a different context. Continual application of skills is necessary to ensure understanding. Pay attention to these crucial steps and you are well on the way to becoming a good primary tutor.
Some parents may want their child to have extra homework from the tutor, others may not. A good primary tutor will discuss the homework issue at the consultation meeting. Homework can cause a strain on some families and some parents may ask that the tutor helps with their school homework as well as their own tutor work. If your student has extra homework to complete for you then ensure you give comments to both the student and the parents. If you are achieving all these skills then your reputation as a good primary tutor will thrive as well as your business. - 30224
It is important to find out about your student's preferred style of learning. Your student may be unable to explain this to you verbally but with different activities it should become clear whether they are an auditory, visual or kinaesthetic learner. Use this knowledge as you teach. You will be pleased about how your relationship develops. Your confidence will improve and your results will be better just through thoughtful communication.
Good primary tutors take a genuine interest in trying to help and ensure that their students understand exactly what they are trying to learn. If you are genuinely interested then this will easily be conveyed to the student. You will be surprised how results will improve just because they respect their tutor and have a desire to please. This is particularly evident in primary school children.
It is valuable to develop a trusting and professional relationship with the parents and to this end a positive relationship between you and your student will be very helpful. Your reputation as a decent primary tutor will grow and you will be taking on more clients before you know it!
You need to know whether your student is making the desired progress. Be clear about your teaching objectives. It is important to make sure that the parents know and understand what you are teaching. It will help you if you give the parents some understanding as to how they can help at home.
Ensure that as a good primary tutor, you have completed the appropriate assessments. Do you know exactly where the student is in their learning? Be aware of the stages of development that the student may have missed out on. You may need to go some way back to see if there are gaps in their learning. These will need to be addressed before further steps forward are made. Good primary tutors will communicate this with parents and continually assess through activities to ensure that learning is being consolidated and understood. Remember that what your student may be able to do for you on one day they may forget or not apply in their work at school or in a different context. Continual application of skills is necessary to ensure understanding. Pay attention to these crucial steps and you are well on the way to becoming a good primary tutor.
Some parents may want their child to have extra homework from the tutor, others may not. A good primary tutor will discuss the homework issue at the consultation meeting. Homework can cause a strain on some families and some parents may ask that the tutor helps with their school homework as well as their own tutor work. If your student has extra homework to complete for you then ensure you give comments to both the student and the parents. If you are achieving all these skills then your reputation as a good primary tutor will thrive as well as your business. - 30224
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Clarissa Kyriakos writes for Chichester Primary Tutors where you can find out everything you need to know about organising after school lessons and Specific Learning Difficulties for your primary school aged pupil. Arrange private tuition and receive a complimentary 10th lesson. Introduce new customers for special offers!
