"You get more flies with honey than you do with vinegar." I like to present materials in an upbeat positive manner. I use a positive reinforcement programs, which vary, depending on the child. A professional attitude is essential. You have to be kind and compassionate while using a strong behavioral management technique. Teach with a passion that flows to your students. I also like to make myself available to my parents.

I would have already gotten the information of where he needs tutoring. I would make up a story about how "I struggled in the exact same thing! I felt really dumb but a friend showed me a trick to make this easy. Would you like to see the trick or tricks you need to do? This it is really easy. Let's do the first one together..." In that first session I get a baseline. This allows me to plan appropriate lessons for the child. I would also ask a softball of a question to ensure the child's success! I am very enthusiastic when a child masters a task, and we end up having a laugh, as it really wasn't that hard after all. It would be very important that a child's first interaction with you is a positive one!

I would use a technique called "fading." It is a slow, gradual program where a child eventually needs less and less attention. You slowly reduce the number of prompts and cues. The child slowly becomes an independent learner!

I would offer a secondary reinforcer that the child can earn by mastering the task. I was also a born cheerleader, and celebrate each step mastered by the child. This reinforcer would be something like a doll or silly putty. I also like this approach, as nothing is ever taken away from a child. They either earned it or they didn't.

I would try a number of things. Perhaps this child needs less material on a page, or to use the information and put it into a multi-kinesthetic approach to enhance memory.

There are several strategies. First, I would go through the reading passage with the student. Then, we would go through the passage together and highlight the important comprehension pieces.

I like to establish a rapport with a student first. We play a game called "my favorite things to do" while we were alternating responses, and make a connection through a shared activity. Then we talk about the activity, and finally get to work tutoring.

Sometimes I ask a student to help me in the same area. Sometimes I use humor, and I always use positive reinforcers at each new task mastered. They are always eager to show you what they know!

I might make a visual task chart. Teachers talk and talk, but the majority of children are visual rather than auditory learners. I would then have the child show me how to do the material to check for comprehension. If they can teach me, I know that the child gets it.

I always start a child off below their actual functioning level to ensure success and confidence. I also use lots of verbal praise. The kids all desire to be good and successful.

Once again, I would start off with "low ball" material so the child has initial immediate success. Then I follow curriculum until the child reaches their ceiling. I am also very proficient at interpreting testing data. I also might just give the child an achievement test. Observation is also a key way to help evaluate the child's needs.

I am very flexible. For example, one child might find it overwhelming to read and then write answers, so I might write for them. I would also adjust curriculum to his visual or auditory learning style.

I like to show up with an array of paper, pencils, crayons, highlighters, graph paper,.... This allows a child to choose his/her tool to work with.