Friday, September 30, 2016

Serena TS#10

Date/Time: September 28, 7:30-8:30pm

Location: PJ’s desk

Topic/Skill: science & idioms/ listening, reading & speaking

Feedback provided to tutee: After we went over each idiom I would ask PJ an example of how he would use the same idiom in the context of his life. I would affirm him positively when he used the idiom correctly, or I would provide extra examples if his example was inaccurate.

Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: When I first sat down with PJ, I could tell that he was not excited about having to do work. In response to his lack of enthusiasm, I focused on making the lesson as fun as possible. Prior to the session I had prepared a PowerPoint slideshow to help illustrate the meanings for a dozen different idioms. On each slide there was the meaning, a funny picture, and sample sentences using the idioms. From this session I learned how important it is to constantly create new games and interactive lessons to keep kids on their toes in order to maintain interest. Especially since PJ is a kid, he gets bored easily, so the more engaging and the greater the variety, the more he is open to learning.

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