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Successful Tutoring Sessions, Successful Student Conferences, Elsa C. Torgersen
Successful Tutoring Sessions, Successful Student Conferences, Elsa C. Torgersen
Writing Center Analysis Papers
Many students come into their writing center appointments and student-teacher conferences with largely negative “writing baggage.” These students often have the expectation that these sessions will be what they were like in high school—the teacher marks what they have done wrong and though there may be positive things said, the students often remember the negative. So how can tutors and teachers create a new environment to help students feel comfortable with their writing while still teaching? This paper explores two potential solutions: beginning sessions and determining a session’s agenda. Through treating students like they matter and letting them help determine …
Praising Students’ Writing: How Compliments Encourage And Motivate, Emma George
Praising Students’ Writing: How Compliments Encourage And Motivate, Emma George
Writing Center Analysis Papers
How to praise students in either the role of a teacher or a tutor is daunting task. These two different roles require different techniques as to the amount and quality of praise that can be given to writers. As a teacher, it is difficult to give specific praise to every single one of your students due to time limitations and volume, but tutors can and should give specific compliments to writers to increase their confidence and motivation in writing. This paper outlines several tutoring practices that have been successful on an individual level in helping students gain confidence in their …