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Making
the Most of Tutoring Help
How to ensure your child's
tutoring sessions are productive and beneficial
Article submitted by: Huntington
Learning Center
Numerous
students receive tutoring help to improve their
grades, study skills or become better organized.
According to Arthur Lilly of the Mission Viejo
Huntington Learning Center, while seeking help
for your child is the first important step,
there are many things a parent can do to help
make his or her child's tutoring experience
as positive as possible.
"The
best tutoring relationship is one that is collaborative
between the parent, child and tutor," says Lilly.
To
make the most of tutoring, Lilly offers the
following tips:
Identify
the root cause of the problem. Whether your
child is falling behind or struggling with basic
concepts, a tutor must first understand the
problem before providing help. Lilly says that
at Huntington, teachers perform a diagnostic
evaluation prior to beginning instruction in
order to identify a child's strengths and weaknesses.
Make sure the tutoring curriculum is tailored
to your child. For a tutoring program to
be successful, it must be customized to your
child to addresses his or her precise needs.
Be sure that the tutor does a thorough assessment
of your child's current abilities before developing
a tutoring plan.
Foster
good communication with your child's tutor.
Arrange regular appointments to discuss your
child's progress. Also, frequently revisit the
initial goals you set at the beginning.
Ensure
the child and tutor have good rapport. Because
of the one-on-one relationship between the tutor
and your child, parents should give tutoring
proper time to be effective. If your child opposes
the idea of tutoring, remember that trained
tutors have significant experience working with
children who were initially resistant. As your
child closes those learning gaps, he or she
will become more accepting and welcoming of
tutoring.
Let
your child's teacher know your child is working
with a tutor. Consider introducing your
child's tutor and teacher so that the two can
discuss specific areas of concern as well as
your child's ability to transfer his or her
new skills to the classroom as the tutoring
continues.
Tutoring
can make a vast difference in a child's life,
helping him or her overcome learning gaps and
improving confidence and self-esteem. "It's
important that parents and their child go in
with an open mind, set goals with the tutor,
and evaluate results together with the tutor
after a few weeks of tutoring," says Lilly.
"We often see that children want to continue
tutoring because the change is so noticeable
to them and their parents."
For
more information, please contact Huntington
Learning Center at 949-859-8100.
Founded
in 1977, Huntington Learning Center is the nation's
longest-running supplemental education services
provider. Today they remain an industry leader
providing instruction in reading, writing, spelling,
phonics, mathematics and study skills as well
as SAT and ACT preparation to thousands of students
from kindergarten through 12th grade. Huntington's
personalized programs enable children to excel.
To learn more or to locate a center near you,
call 1-800 CAN LEARN.
This
article is brought to you by:
Mission Viejo Huntington Learning Center
24000 Alicia Pkwy Ste 33 (Inside Gateway Center)
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Phone: 949-859-8100
Huntington
Learning Center
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