AY Honors/Literacy/Answer Key
Tutoring
1. Be at least in the 8th grade.
2. Describe the social conditions that make it more difficult for underprivileged children to achieve basic reading and math skills during elementary school.
Underprivileged children have several disadvantages that can affect their school work.
- Poor nutrition
- This affects overall health, cognative abilities, school absenteeism, and may cause a child to become emotionally needy which leads to disruptive behavior.
3. Explain the major types of community-based tutoring programs:
a. In-school, cross-age tutoring
b. After-school or weekend program
c. Community homework center
4. Explain the difference between one-on-one tutoring and small-group classes, and list the pros and cons of each approach.
In a one-on-one tutoring session the tutor helps only one student at a time. In a small-group tutoring session, the tutor helps two or more (but not very many more) students at a time.
In a one-on-one tutoring session, the tutors attention is undivided, the student gets more tutoring time, instruction is tailored to the student, and it moves at the pace set by the student. In a group setting, the amount of time the tutor can spend per student is more limited, the tutor must balance the needs of all students, and some students may slip into a non-participatory role. However, students can benefit from the questions asked by other students - questions the student was afraid to ask, or questions that the student didn't think of. A wider variety of information is shared in a group setting.
5. List the basic functions included in the job description of the volunteer tutor in a community-based tutoring program.
6. Describe the resources or tools that a volunteer tutor uses in a community-based tutoring program.
7. Complete at least ten tutoring sessions with a younger child.
References
- American River College - Online Tutor Training Project
