Tips for Tutors: Power Up Your Sessions

By Rachel Becker

For less than you'll make for an hour of tutoring, you'll find ideas and strategies to power up your sessions and help you expand your business. Written by a former teacher and tutor supervisor, you'll easily get the help you need to stand out as a tutor. You'll see easy-to-use lists, lots of questions to ask your student, helpful tips, examples, and practical suggestions that make it easy to use from day 1.This book is coordinated with companion books for students that help them improve their study habits (one for elementary students and one for middle school and older students), as well as a parent's guide. (There's even a coordinated book for teachers.) Some material from the student books is included in this one so you can see what they're using (like tips on taking tests and solving problems). All of these books have so many ideas that they are meant to stay with you through the years.Here are some of the things you'll find:1. What can you do to make a good first impression? You'll get ideas that help you stand out as a professional, from what forms you need and records to keep to hand-outs to grow your business. (You'll get ideas for services you can offer in addition to tutoring sessions, as well as ideas for sessions with multiple students.)2. When you're working with your student, how can your sessions be more effective? You'll see ways to help your student make connections for learning, how to use concept maps, how to get the most out of textbooks (and class), and ways to organize time, space, and stuff. You'll probably see tips you'll be able to use yourself.3. Do you help students prepare for tests? You'll get lots of tips to help them improve their grades. You'll also find ways to more effectively help your student deal with test anxiety (and failure) and some secrets about test questions your student's teacher may not know. (You'll see the tools needed to ace an organic chemistry quiz when you know nothing about the subject!)4. How can you help your student read better? (Do you know about SQ3R? And how to use it?) And write better? (How can you help with a writing assignment?) You'll get specific suggestions.5. You'll get lots of ideas for helping with homework (not just watching the student work), suggestions for motivating, and help for dealing with problems. We'll even talk about when you can sit back and not talk and when you should tell parents something.With this guide, you should be more effective, make more money, and enjoy your work even more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1482780097
• ISBN13: 9781482780093
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"