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Tutor Resources

 

The Drahmann Center is committed to providing our current tutors with effective resources on how to improve their current and future tutoring sessions. Below are many links that will be of use to each tutor’s current areas that need improvement. We know that sometimes tutors need help with communication, student understanding and other topics. If you need more tutoring tips and techniques, please contact our Learning Resources Coordinator.

 

Tutor Basics

Tutoring Handbook (a definite help!)

The Successful Tutorial

Tutor as a Counselor

Beginning a Session

Greetings

Setting the Agenda

Incorporating Study Skills

Potential Problems

Tutoring Concerns

Student/Tutor Relationship

Discipline-Specific Assignments

Tutoring Principles

Tutoring Difficult Students

 

Guidelines

Do’s & Don’ts

Communication

Confidentiality

Philosophy

General Advice

 

Culture & Diversity

Bridging Cultural Gaps

Diversity & Confidentiality

Multicultural Awareness

Cross Cultural Tutoring

ESL Strategies

English Language Learners

Tutoring International Students

ESL & Writing Tips

 

Foreign Language Tutoring

Language Materials Project

Tutoring French

Tutoring Spanish

Tutoring German

Tutoring Chinese

 

Drop-In Tutoring

Group Tutoring

 

Tutoring Math

Effective Math Tutoring Tips

 

Tutoring Writing

Reading Comprehension

Tutoring Grammar

Third Stage Editing Guide

Penn State Writing Center Handbook

The Process Approach

Ways of Reading Student Papers

Responding to Problems

Invention

The Thesis Sentence

Structure

Logic

Paragraphs

Style

Grammar

Research Strategies

 

Learning Styles & Disabilities

Tutoring Students with Learning Disabilities

Learning Styles

Handbook for Tutoring Students with Learning Disabilities

Understanding Learning Disabilities

Tutoring Students with Short Attention Spans

 

Tips, Techniques & Strategies

Tutoring Techniques

How to Get Your Tutee to Talk More Than You

25 Pointers

The Clueless Student

The Unfocused Student

Effective Strategies

The Disorganized Student

The Unrevised Student

The Unpolished Student

 

Sources & Links to Other Tutor Resources Websites

Bank Street’s Guide to Literacy

Boise State University Peer Tutoring

Dartmouth College Student Center for Research, Writing, and Information Technology

De Anza College Tutorial and Academic Skills Center

Drew University Writing Instructor Guidelines

Fitchburg State College Tutor Training Guidebook: Becoming a Peer Tutor

Lynchburg College Tutoring Strategies

Montreat College Tutor

Penn State Center for Excellence in Writing

Teaching LD

The Writing Center at Virginia Tech

Three Rivers Community College Tutor Training

UCLA Language Materials Project

Union College Writing Center

University of Northern Iowa: Chinese Links

University of Queensland, Brisbane Tutoring Tips

University of Virginia's College at Wise Tutor Training