Participant Roles - Tutor

In signing up as a volunteer the tutor is stating a willingness to commit a significant amount of time and effort helping one or more students. The tutor needs to decide up front the range of grade levels, the school(s), and the subjects in which they are willing assist. Once a tutor has been contacted and has agreed to tutor a student they should:

• Exchange phone number information with the student so they can contact each other if they need to change meeting times.

• Show up on time for meetings with the student, and let the student know if they will be unable to do so.

• Determine from the student, the teacher, and from observation where the student needs help.

• Educate yourself on different learning styles and tutoring techniques (see resources list).

• Work with the student and teacher to establish objectives for tutoring.

• Familiarize themselves with the subject matter and with the lessons the student is working on.

• Try to present the material to the student in different ways.

• Try to help the student understand the relevance of their studies to "real world" activities.

• Provide feedback to the school and business tutoring coordinators to let them know how the tutoring is working.