Tutorial Support

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Tutorial Support

What is the best first step when looking into tutorial support for your class?
(answer: Consult your chair; then if funds are available, locate a qualified student tutor, either from previous semesters or the current one.)

Who handles the paperwork and scheduling of tutors in the Learning Resource Center? How do you contact this person?
(answer: Ella Markham in LRC 120. Her extension is X2667, and her email is markham@sbcc.net)

Why should student candidates for tutoring positions be sent immediately to the Tutorial Center?
(answer: Not all students are eligible to work on campus for a variety of reasons. Also, the paperwork takes awhile to process; and the sooner the process begins, the sooner a tutor will be able to get started.)

If I have a student in need of work on study skills, spelling, grammar, vocabulary or reading, to whom should I refer them?
(answer: The Academic Skills Center in the Learning Resource Center. If a student is in need of more general and intensive instruction, he or she should be referred to a course offered by the English Skills department, listed under "English" in the class schedule.)

If students need their work proofread, they may go to the Writing Lab in the LRC. True or False
(answer: False. Proofreading is an editor's function and has little educational value. Writing Lab tutors are trained to help students build writing skills, not fix their work.

If I want to get the most out of my tutor, what should I do?
(answer: First of all, encourage your tutor to take Tutor Training-TUT 199. The class teaches valuable practical skills and sets up an easy method for meeting regularly with the tutor. )

If tutor training does not fit into the tutor's schedule, plan on meeting with the tutor at least once every couple of weeks and try to set some clear goals with the tutor during these fifteen to twenty minute meetings.

Consider how the tutor can help you with your work and, if you have set goals for the class, how the tutor can help achieve those goals.

If a tutor is not working out or you have concerns about his or her methods and would like some advice, call Jerry Pike at X2673 or email him at pike@sbcc.net)

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