El Maestro Tutor Guidebook

EL MAESTRO TUTOR: A SPANISH Guidebook for More Effective Tutoring guides any tutor toward the immense satisfaction of helping others help themselves. The strategies and techniques are proven methods for master tutoring which produce more personal benefits with less stress. The Guidebook contains a proven curriculum which encourages tutees' independent learning and work skills, and a corresponding reduction of their dependence on tutoring. EL MAESTRO TUTOR works because it leads to tutees who are better learners, not tutees who get more answers from their tutors. It works because tutors, already busy with courses, homework and family concerns, can learn the principles of the Guidebook in a relatively short time and apply them effectively in their tutoring. This Guidebook is designed to teach you the techniques that were observed to improve tutee's independent work skills. Its step-by-step cumulative format will be most beneficial in a formal training program. It can be reinforced by engaging peer tutors in discussion and role play exercises. Whatever the format, EL MAESTRO TUTOR is designed to help you tutor more effectively by assessing and building on your strengths. The goal of the EL MAESTRO TUTOR is not to change attitudes but to encourage an adjustment in practices. These adjustments will help you observe your tutee develop from hesitating at first, groping for information second, and taking charge third. Regardless of your experience in tutoring, EL MAESTRO TUTOR will help you see how managing yourself in tutoring is the key to managing your tutee's problems.