Hi, I thought I would get this board going. If you are like me you are a new teacher who is tutoring a few students. I work with two fourth graders and a first grader. All three of my tutorees have improved since I started to work with them, which has been gratifying.
I was wondering if anyone had any tips for tutoring an above average fourth grade reader who has no motivation to challenge himself. He is consistently omitting sight words and choosing books that are too easy for his reading level. He also refuses to do any of the assignments I give him to improve his reading responses and comprehension. Any tips? I appreciate any feedback. Thanks a lot~
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SoapUI is one of the most widely used Web API (Application Programming Interface) test tools. Use SoapUI, you can perform functional tests and tests based on automatic scenarios. It also supports security testing and simulation service. LoadUI is an integrated component of SoapUI which is used to perform load testing.SoapUI provides support for test databases and other rich Internet applications and if on.
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At this grade level, you'll want to start with concrete activities and then show them the way to do the same thing using number sentences. So for example, 1st and 2nd graders are learning strategies for addition like using doubles, make a ten, etc. Use something like small blocks, buttons or pennies to show the concept, let the student do the same thing, and finally show how that looks on paper...eg. 6+6.
I'm a big advocate on kids memorizing their facts, because I've seen this come back to bit older students when they are doing complex algebra but are still making mistakes on 5+7 or 6x8. Tried and true flash cards are great for this, but remember that you have to keep coming back to it with refreshers after they are learned.
Hope that helps!
On 1/11/08, Sue R wrote: > I tutor high school math, and I teach at one of the local > highs schools but won't tutor any from the same school. I > e-mailed the counselors and math teachers at the schools that > I wanted work. It takes a while (until they start failing) > but I had to turn quite a few away. > > On 1/02/08, AJH wrote: >> Has anyone tutored elementary or middle school math. I >> would like to work with this level and this grade. Any >> advice?
There is an online groups that I belong to that list some great math links in its storage sections. It's called elementary-lesson-share. You don't have to share any lessons to join it and there is no fre to join it.
On 6/18/08, Jessica wrote: > I started working at Sylvan at $10 per hour. The pay varies > depending on the center (whether it is corporate or franchised) > and how high their enrollment is. My center is franchised and we > are more limited financially. Some center directors start their > teachers out at $11 or $12. I also get paid $2 more per hour when > I do upper-level math. > > On 4/03/08, johnson wrote: >> On 3/08/08, tutor wrote: >>> What kind of training does Sylvan offer? In answer to your >>> question re: pay I have heard $16 but I don't know if this is >>> starting or not. >>> >>> On 1/16/08, Renee wrote: >>>> Any one has an idea of how much sylvan learning center >>>> pays? >> >> >> Keene offers 4 paid hours of training before starting. Then >> there is time sitting with other instructors until you're ready.
On 6/20/08, Jen wrote: > Johnson and Jessica are both right in terms of pay. I started out > at $17 while other centers pay $12. > > On 6/18/08, Jessica wrote: >> I started working at Sylvan at $10 per hour. The pay varies >> depending on the center (whether it is corporate or franchised) >> and how high their enrollment is. My center is franchised and we >> are more limited financially. Some center directors start their >> teachers out at $11 or $12. I also get paid $2 more per hour when >> I do upper-level math. >> >> On 4/03/08, johnson wrote: >>> On 3/08/08, tutor wrote: >>>> What kind of training does Sylvan offer? In answer to your >>>> question re: pay I have heard $16 but I don't know if this is >>>> starting or not. >>>> >>>> On 1/16/08, Renee wrote: >>>>> Any one has an idea of how much sylvan learning center >>>>> pays? >>> >>> >>> Keene offers 4 paid hours of training before starting. Then >>> there is time sitting with other instructors until you're ready.
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I just finished student teaching in November and have been working as a substitute teacher. I have been tutoring a student that is in first grade. I have seem real improvement with her. However, I showed her kindergarten sight words and she had no idea.Instead of sounding them out she will guess a word that is way off from what the word is. Also her parents are from a different country and speak to her in their native tongue. I tried to tell her mom that she needs to speak to her in English as much as possible to help her (the student even told me she gets confused when her mom talks to her). But her mom still talks to her in the native toungue. I know she's getting confused with her own language as well as learning the sounds of the English language. Also I don't understand how she was able to pass kindergarten with the level she is at when she does not know what she is expected to know in kindergarten but will be going into the second grade next year? help!
I had a language/ELL grad class and it is important at this age that they speak only the native language at home. They need that language as a strong base. Children this age do not have enough language yet. Their "base" isn't strong yet. They are still figuring out subject/verb agreement, plurals, etc. (Think of how little ones speak). They do get enough English at school. I would suggest to the parents plenty of playdates, etc for the summer. Also, they tend to lose their first language if they leave it too young -- and biligual children really do better in school later!
Start first with an assessment of what she knows. Does she know letter names? How about sounds? Focus on the short vowel sounds rasther than long.
You mentioned that she didn't know to sound out any of the words on the sight word list. My backround is many years of K, reading, and ELL so trust me when I say that's not unusual for a child in the lower third of her class. Most K teachers are required to teach "X number" of sight words but blending is often put on the back burner. (Development also plays into this! Sight readers always look like shining stars in K-1, put those phonetic and ELL kiddos will blossom unless there are some learning issues.)
Another thing to keep in mind is that some of these "Sight Words " CAN'T be sounded out with the phonics taught at that level. Examples of this are : the, green, my.