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Type of learner
Visual learners: If your student has strong visual skills, use of colour and
pictures can be great memory aids. Colourful mind maps can help your student
remember a huge amount of information. For more information, Jane Dupree's
book, Help Students Improve their Study Skills is excellent and Tony
Buzan, the inventor of Mind Maps®, has a series of books that can be found
online at: http://www.buzanbooks.com.
Auditory learner: If your student has strong auditory skills it can be helpful
to record the student speaking on tape for them to replay at their leisure.
This is particularly useful for remembering quotes for English Literature and
general language learning. Not everything needs to be written down, so be
creative.
Teaching materials
There are basic materials that you should consider taking with you to tutoring
placements to enable good teaching practice. Although you may have been booked
to teach a specific academic subject, it is always useful to incorporate study
skills and basic learning techniques into your lessons. In order to do this, we
suggest you obtain some or all of the following materials:
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Pens
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Paper / notepad
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Coloured pens / highlighters
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Study books
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Past Exam Papers
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Different coloured post-it notes
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Flash cards / record cards
Never assume that your student will have anything that he or she needs for the
lesson. It is always a good idea to have materials with you and ideas up your
sleeve just in case you have to improvise.
Organisation
Many students have cluttered, untidy workspaces. It can be useful to spend some
time clearing the workspace and showing your student how to file their work.
Investing in some files and dividers can work wonders.
Study skills ideas
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reducing notes to key sentences or words
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turning notes into diagrams and pictures
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making mnemonics to help remember difficult lists
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colour-coding notes / highlighting key facts
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