During my observation for this week, the Writing Center was especially crowded giving me the opportunity to see the tutor manage two students at once. One student had a research paper to complete and the other needed assistance with a British Literature piece. The tutor worked with one student at a time and read their entire paper aloud. This technique worked well as each student recognized minor grammatical mistakes on their own as the tutor read their work. In addition, the tutor also requested clarity on the assignment from the student, making sure that the student was accurately completing what was requested. The tutor made certain to focus on higher order concerns (HOCs) prior to focusing on the lower order concerns (LOCs). Also, there was a good amount of positive feedback and constructive criticism given to each student. The tutor expertly made each student feel comfortable and secure about their work.
I enjoy observing different tutors to get a variety of tools to use when it is my turn to work with students.
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