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The successful primary tutor is able to relate to the student at their own level. This involves an understanding of their age and also their ability. Spend some time finding out what interests your student out of school. What pastimes do they enjoy? Find out about any pets they have at home and their siblings. Discuss your student’s favourite subjects and where they would like to improve. Encourage your student to tell you about their friends in and out of school and their teacher. What do they like and dislike about their time spent at school?

One of the key skills a good primary tutor will need is to be able to assess the level their students are working at very quickly. Through these assessments a good primary tutor will also be able to find out how the student learns. Activities that are visual, auditory and practical will help you to find out what sort of learner your student is. You can then use their strengths to help tutor them in the subject you are teaching. The student will gain in confidence as your relationship develops. If you communicate clearly and concisely at the assessed level they are working at you will quickly see progress in results.

A good primary tutor will forge positive relationships with their students. A respectful and trusting relationship will ensure that the student wants to please and is open and honest about their understanding. Primary aged children particularly want to please and will work hard with encouragement and praise. In being a good primary tutor you will show genuine interest in their ability and their interests and you will be amazed at how their grades will improve.

It is valuable to develop a trusting and professional relationship with the parents and to this end a positive relationship between you and your student will be very helpful. Your reputation as a decent primary tutor will grow and you will be taking on more clients before you know it!

Is your student making the desired progress? A good primary tutor is clear about their teaching objectives. Ensure that the parents know and understand what you are teaching and give the parents tips and ideas as to how they can help at home.

To a good primary tutor clear assessment is the key to future learning. If you take heed to these steps you will soon be a good primary tutor. Try to find out what level the child is working at in school. In your assessments you may well find that there are key concepts the student does not understand and this has caused problems as the work becomes harder. Some children will need to go back several stages to understand a concept before they can then progress at their appropriate age related level. Some children will need things explained to them in a practical manner and may need a lot of repetition and consolidation before they are ready to move on. This will need to be communicated to the parents and they will need to understand that although the child can understand a concept in one context they may still have difficulty applying it in other contexts.

Some parents may want their child to have extra homework from the tutor, others may not. A good primary tutor will discuss the homework issue at the consultation meeting. Homework can cause a strain on some families and some parents may ask that the tutor helps with their school homework as well as their own tutor work. If your student has extra homework to complete for you then ensure you give comments to both the student and the parents. If you are achieving all these skills then your reputation as a good primary tutor will thrive as well as your business.

Clarissa Kyriakos writes for Chichester Primary Tutors where you can find out everything you need to know about arranging after school lessons and Specific Learning Difficulties for your primary school aged child. Book private lessons and receive a complimentary 10th lesson. Recommend new clients for special offers!