Date/Time: 6/3/16 12:40 PM
Location: Books-A-Million
Topic/Skill: Pronunciation/enunciation
Feedback provided to tutee: Today was Ki and I’s last
tutoring session. It was great to see a lot of the things we have worked on
over our time together improve. He still has a long way to go, but I did not
have to correct him as much as I did in the beginning of our time together. He
still struggles with pronouncing certain l, r, and v words, but it is mostly
when he is talking quietly and not opening his mouth all the way. So we talked
about ways he could improve his enunciation. I suggested to him to speak up, to
open his mouth more, to enunciate the first and last letters of each word, and
to slow down his speech.
Lesson(s) about tutoring and/or the tutee you learned: After
reflecting on my overall time tutoring Ki, I learned to not be afraid to
correct my students, especially if they are advanced, because ultimately that
is the only way they are going to learn. I also learned how to gain respect
from my older students. Ki was a good student, but sometimes he would not pay
attention to me and he would not fix things that I would correct him on time
and time again. I have gained more respect for myself as a teacher from
tutoring Ki.
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