tutoring

game plan: tutoring

November 16, 2009

It’s been ages since I mentioned ‘tutoring,’ and I feel horrible since so many people emailed me with questions. My apologies. . . Essentially, after the advertising, I wait for a call. And during a phone call–or through emails–from a parent of a prospective student, I try to determine a few important things: whether or [...]

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putting the pieces together–story repair

October 20, 2009

Today is the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association’s new National Day on Writing! The National Day on Writing is designed to draw attention to the variety of writing that occurs as part of daily life in the United States as well as to celebrate composition in all forms (Reading [...]

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tutor me happy

October 12, 2009

Maddy has been really adamant about me “tutoring” her, so for the last few weeks, I’ve been trying to do a little more obvious–less sneaky–work with her every few nights. I started by giving her the Primary Spelling Inventory from Words Their Way (2004), which is recommended for kindergarten through third grade. I use this [...]

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let’s get to the bottom of sounds

September 23, 2009

Everything that I do as a Reading Specialist, when I tutor with any student, is assessment driven. Before I begin work with anyone, I give him or her the appropriate assessments, I then evaluate the results, and I set reading, writing, and word study goals. And then all of my work sessions with that student [...]

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teacher to tutor: 101–getting started

September 3, 2009

Are you a teacher at home on childcare leave? Do you miss the interaction with students andbeing in the classroom?Or, are you still in the classroom and want to work with students in a slightly different capacity? There are a million ways to do it, but for me, tutoring has been an awesome way of [...]

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