Tutoring Do's and Don'ts

Do
-  Let the Tutee explain what they need help with.
-  Help them to understand what you are trying to explain.
-  Let them ask questions and you ask them questions if you think they don't understand.
-  Talk about the topic.
-  Try to get the Tutee talking and help her to get her ideas out about the topic.
-  If the Tutee is not on the topic try to talk about something that is related to the topic that will help
     her to get her thoughts out.
-  If the Tutee needs help with sentences or paragraphs you can give them sheets from the writing center.



Don't
-  Do the tutee's work for them.
-  Ignore what they are telling you they need help with.
-  Do other things while they are explaining their ideas to you.
-  Talk to much about yourself or your experience with their topic.
-  Talk about what's going on in you own life and forget about the topic.
-  Tell them what to write try to let them think of what they should do.
-  let the Tutee sit there and do nothing the whole hour.
-  Talk on your cell phone while you are in a tutoring session.
-  Eat or drink while you are tutoring because the tutee might not be getting your full attention.
-  Make fun or say that a person paper is not good.
-  let the Tutee know that you think that their paper is not good.