The A-Squared Approach to Tutoring
The Goal: To give every student the necessary learning skills and confidence to succeed on their own.
The Process: To continuously help students to learn how to address their own needs, strengthen their weaknesses and improve and make use of their strengths.
The Methods:
- Teach and monitor learning strategies that apply to all subjects and are uniquely adapted to the student’s individual needs, including:
- Talking Aloud
- Backchecking
- Memory Pegs and Memory Triggers
- Problem Solving
- Transfer Skills
- Pen and Paper
- How to Approach the Teacher
- Positive Self-Talk
- Risk Taking
- Go over past gaps in concept areas
- Monitor and improve work habits which include:
- Good note taking
- Consistent homework
- How to use resources such as teachers, the text, the Internet, and friends.
- Help the student recognize his or her learning style and how to maximize its use.
- Promote success at school by supplementing classroom instruction with individual instruction and by special preparations prior to each exam.
- Keep excellent communication with students and parents, including regular progress reports.