Today with my Ell I had work on the subject I have no clue about, geography. I did my homework and everything went very smoothly. I started the day off by creating rapport again asking how her spring break was, then I told her about mine. I stated the objective letting her know what exactly we will be working on. Our assignment was over Southwest Asia the political and physical aspects of the world. I started out with a learning staragety called list-group-label. I had several index cards that I made, that I had labeled cities, countries, rivers and seas. The object of the assignment was for her to group the the seas, rivers, countries and place them under the correct label. After she completed that assignment, we started to work on a study guide where I had her read and answer the question. I had her do this to work on her English language and develop different types of learning skills.
I used a couple of the strategies that I learned in the block. One strategy that I used and it worked very well was the list-group-label. This was method used to help her place a name or an item to a group where she listed then labeled the subject. Another strategy I used was reading. Having her read the question and answer that question to help her work on her vocabulary skills.
The day went better then I expected. I was not sure how my method of teaching was going to go. I was very pleased with myself on how I conducted the tutoring. I learned a lot about myself and how someone appreciates the work and effort I put forth to help them out. GREAT TIME
March 30, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Chisan, your work was very impressive. Thank you for taking the time to create a good lesson for your buddy. I’ll bet that she recognized your hard work and appreciated the time that you took to create an effective lesson for HER. You must be a teacher.
I like list-group-label because it can be used (as you did) in a tactile way. This approach makes learning more engaging for students.
Very good. I’m curious to see you encore (grin). NB