Question: Hello, Micki. I'm tutoring a 2nd grade kid in reading, and her parents have asked that I continue to tutor her once a week throughout the summer. The thing is, right now we work with her school worksheets and homework. Any ideas how we can stay on track during the summertime?
Thank you for the help!
Maricel from MN
Answer: Hi Maricel, thanks for the question - with summer coming up soon, I'm sure your question will help a lot of tutors out there who are wondering the same thing!
First of all, that is great news that the parents of your tutee have asked you to stay on during the summer months. Not only is it a great professional tutoring opportunity for you, but it is an excellent way to keep your tutee on track (and give her a head start) for the next school year.
Even better news: reading is one of those tutoring subjects that naturally lends itself to extracurricular work. Get some fun, exciting books for the two of you to read together.
Look into summer reading programs at your local library - I always loved those as a kid, and I felt a huge sense of accomplishment when I got my "Gold Medal Reading Award" for reading 50 books. I was ecstatic!
If there isn't anything available locally, you can also set something up yourself. Keep track of books your tutee reads, ask your tutee to give you short reports of what she has read, and have prizes on hand for when she meets certain goals.
Last, but certainly not least, check out the resource page on the ITA site for some fun reading and language activities for kids. There are a bunch of them on there, and it is always good to have a few surprise activities to keep things interesting.
Have fun and, as always, happy tutoring!
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