While on winter break, I began doing some private literacy tutoring. I had just one problem: all of the tools that I depend on when I tutor were at school. At first, I didn't think we would be able to make any progress because lessons might not be as fun. However, I soon found that stripping away layers and layers of unnecessary activities, games, and crafts might actually work better in the long run.
Over the course of five weeks, we were able to make around a grade level of progress, so I thought the method I used would be worth sharing. During this tutoring, I used two tools: a language tool kit, which includes a deck of sound cards, and the book Phonics at Your Fingertips. We would review sounds with the tool kit and cover a few new concepts in the book each lesson. For each concept, I would have my learner read a list of words and then I would dictate another list to him.
I'm planning on retraining all of our tutors with this method. Though it may not be as effective for every student, the results show that it's worth trying.
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