This web page provides some useful information for Tutors to consider when first meeting with new Learners. This may be especailly helpful for first time Tutors.
Questions to consider asking when first meeting(s) with a new Learner:
Peter's List - 25 questions
Possible additional questions - 19 questions
Guidance: Don't attempt to ask all of these questions during your first session; there are a lot of them! You want this to be a light, friendly exchange of information, not an interrogation. You can certainly spread out asking these questions over several sessions.
Guidance for a new Literacy Delaware Tutor - Things to keep in mind if you've not tutored before - or if you just want to refresh your thoughts on approaches to tutoring
Gentle Correction: A Quick Guide for Tutors - A reminder of how to correct students in ways that lower anxiety and build confidence.
Ideas On Lowering The Anxiety And Uncertainty That Students Might Feel - Anxious adult ESL students often worry about “looking stupid” or being exposed. Tutors can do a lot to lower that anxiety with small, consistent moves rather than big speeches.
Many thanks to Peter Rees for sharing the list of questions he used when first meeting with his Learners! This provided the inspiration for creating this web page.