
Brendan
Certified Tutor
Undergraduate Degree: Brigham Young University-Provo - Current Undergrad, Sociology
AP World History: 4
Writing, recording, and performing music; hiking; exercising; thrifting; reading
10th Grade Writing
1st Grade Writing
2nd Grade Writing
3rd Grade Writing
4th Grade Writing
5th Grade Writing
6th Grade Writing
7th Grade Writing
8th Grade Writing
9th Grade Writing
AP Chinese Language and Culture
Conversational Mandarin
Elementary School Writing
High School English
High School Writing
Mandarin Chinese 1
Mandarin Chinese 3
Mandarin Chinese 4
Middle School Writing
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
In a typical first session with a student, I might ask a few questions to gauge their level of learning, after which we'd get right into it, learning and discussing their questions to help them get a feel for how the sessions will normally go. I feel that the best way to break the ice is just to get right into learning!
How can you help a student become an independent learner?
They might hate me for it, but one way I've found that is really effective is to return their questions with a question, one that will help them think about the problem a different way and hopefully lead to them finding the answer to their own question.
How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?
First, I would try to find readings that they can really connect with, or are at least interesting to read. That gives them something worth comprehending. I would then invite them to keep a dictionary and a small notebook with them as they are reading so that if they can't figure out a word from context, they can write the word and it's definition in their notebook, so if they run into the word again, they will have that resource to help them expand their vocabulary and increase their reading comprehension.