From the monthly archives: June 2010
The relationship between the tutor and the student or the tutee defines the quality of tutoring your child gets. The tutor’s level of authority and the age difference determines how the relationship progresses. Sometimes, peer tutoring works, but other times, a child may need an older and wiser tutor to [...]
Over the years, professional tutors proved to be invaluable assets in an otherwise imperfect educational system. They support the established system by imparting the love of learning through various teaching strategies. In-home tutors serve as a support for schoolchildren, and even those in high school. Tutors have taught royalties, politicians, artists and other famous personalities. [...]
Education plays an important role in building your child’s dreams. As a parent, you want your child to get a quality education as well as perform well in school. Their academic performance reflects on the kind of parent you are and your personal concern for your child’s future.
However, not every child loves school. In [...]
Tutors can choose from a variety of teaching methods available today. Each one is as unique and effective as the others, depending on the type of learning style your students rely on and their weaknesses in learning.
Teaching methods, such as peer tutorials, group tutorials, and one-on-one tutoring, help both [...]
Most parents and teachers think play and study are two different activities. One is merely recreational while the other is more practical. In the past, parents see playing as wasting the time better spent on rote learning.
Today, the opposite happens as parents view schoolwork as too overwhelming for children that they do not have [...]
Studies on human development show that children learn through play, which involves experimentation, exploration and experience. Their intense curiosity and lack of inhibition drives children to explore their world and test different theories no matter how bizarre they may seem.
Left alone, children can learn by discovery, which is a form of self-learning. This [...]
Are you bilingual? Do you speak English fluently as well as another language, say Spanish? It seems bilingualism brings more cognitive benefits than ordinarily perceived.
According to an article by Dr. Kathie Nunley over at help4teachers.com, bilingualism have several advantages. People who speak and read two languages fluently have [...]
Children with autism live inside their own little world, which is separate from the rest of us. Unlike other children, they have difficulty relating to others or their environment. Even their parents may have a hard time relating to them.
Autism carries a wide range of manifestations. Some children may have delayed motor-skills development. Some [...]
The learning process involves four steps: receiving, processing, storing and retrieving. For learning to occur, all senses must work together to receive data – sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. Learners use sight, sound and touch more often than the other senses.
There is Lack of Perception
Learners absorb the information they gathered through their [...]
Observe your child or ask your child’s teacher or in-home tutor how well your child is doing with school and homework. Professional tutors and teachers usually sense when the child has a learning problem. To help you in determining your child’s learning abilities, read the following symptoms [...]
Dyslexia is the most common cause of problems in writing, spelling and reading. About 20% of the population has some language learning disability and about 80% of them have dyslexia.
Children with dyslexia often have a high level of intelligence, but they were often mistaken as slow [...]
Children with learning disabilities benefit more from in-home tutoring than ordinary students can. A trained in-home tutor can address the needs of a child with a learning disability on the educational and emotional level. Specialists and learning therapists can address the medical and practical needs of the child.
Some learning [...]
We all use Math in every aspect of our daily lives. From the measurements we make every time we prepare food to the number of coins we had in our pockets, Math inevitably proves itself a very useful tool. If we do not study Math well, then we will find it difficult to manage even [...]
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Children with ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) find studying a difficult task because of the intensity of focus required. Children with ADHD find it hard to stay put and focus. They have an extremely short attention span and often get distracted. The nature of their condition prevents them [...]
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