Hello Wonderful Tutors!  This page is for YOU!

Thank you for volunteering your time to help children. You WILL make a difference!

                                      * Sometimes I will refer to your tutee as a male and sometimes a female. It got cumbersome saying s/he and him/her.

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to improve your little tutee’s reading comprehension through building a STRONG  vocabulary! 

Why?   The size of one’s vocabulary is a strong (if not the strongest) predictor of academic success.  You can help a child build a storehouse of words she can use in reading, writing, and learning all new things. Your efforts will  result in better reading, more detailed writing, better grades and better SELF-ESTEEM. The Tutoring Guide will make it easy and  fun!!!  Also, check out the FREE activities that you can print (see red button below). 

How?  Helping the child learn the parts of common objects in his everyday life.  These are FOUNDATIONAL words that many children learned at home, but your little student probably didn’t. You’ll  guide him through creating a personal “Book of Knowledge” Notebook filled with the vocabulary you are teaching. I had amazing results doing this with a range of ages.  In one school, the Book of Knowledge concept improved student scores so much, that it was instrumental in improving the school’s grade from a D to an A in one year!  It was amazing! 

One-on-one tutoring is a wonderful opportunity for a child, because you’ll be giving a weak student a chance to think and to talk. Many times, the weaker students don’t want to speak up in class.   They’re afraid they’ll be wrong and embarrassed. They don’t raise their hand and try to answer questions. Teachers are taught to have equity in their questioning, being sure to ask each child questions, but many times the teacher can’t give the student adequate time to think and explain. It’s sad, but true.  The questions I included in the Tutoring Guide Section II (“Think & Talk”) are designed to get the student really thinking about the object (“How is a pitcher different from a vase?”; “Why do you think these are called hand grips?”). You can make some up if you want to. It’s your job to give him time and encouragement to answer. Try not to help too quickly. That’s hard sometimes. When he answers, and you affirm the answer, you will also be building his self-esteem… much needed!!! What an amazing gift you are giving a child.  

NOW YOU’RE READY TO GO!

This page last updated 10/06/25