Do's
• Be enthusiastic about what you do
• Try to be interesting and vary resources
• Be flexible and willing to change your plans
• Keep each activity short and have a variety in each
session
• Have some extra activities in reserve
• Remember to talk over what you have done in previous
sessions
• Repeat what has been learnt, perhaps in a different
way
• Allow time to work out strategies
• Remember some people do not like to read aloud
• Give praise and encouragement
• Think about trying to set achievable targets with the
student for one or more sessions
• Let the student feel in control and that you value
his ideas
• Try to correct and criticise in a positive way
• Try to finish each lesson with the student feeling
successful
• Be a good listener
• Take a break - everyone needs it
• Relax and enjoy
Don’t
• Be too ambitious
• Try to rush
• Ignore the students interests, hobbies and pastimes
• Compare your students to others
• Be surprised at what your student can’t do
• Interrupt too quickly to correct reading
• Show your frustration if he gets if wrong
• Overload with too many activities in one session
• Pick out all errors - only the important ones
• Panic if things go wrong. Change the activity and return
later.