Tutoring: A Guide for Parents - TeachersAndFamilies

Tutoring:
A Guide for Parents
By Dale Devier, MS, Crystal Evans, MS
and Angela Waguespack, PhD
Nova Southeastern University

 

Choosing a tutor

Summary

If you feel your child is struggling academically or in need of enrichment activities to enhance skills, seek help. H iring a tutor to provide additional instruction to your child can be a significant contribution to your child's education. One-to-one instruction, well-designed intervention, provided as a supplement to regular classroom instruction, is considered to be a most effective means of increasing student achievement. Tutoring interventions have been shown to be beneficial in helping children overcome academic hurdles as well as in assisting them in developing organizational strategies, social skills, and confidence. This, in turn, promotes positive self-esteem and gives your child the necessary tools for successful school achievement.

 

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Dale Devier, MS, is an early childhood education teacher in Broward County, FL and a graduate student in the Specialist Program in School Psychology at Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale. Crystal Evans, MS, is a guidance counselor in Broward County and also in the Specialist Program in School Psychology at Nova Southeastern University. Angela Waguespack, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Center for Psychological Studies, School Psychology Program at Nova Southeastern University, and previously worked as a school psychologist for the School Board of Broward County, FL. This article is adapted from the authors' handout in Helping Children at Home and School II: Handouts for Families and Educators (2004, National Association of School Psychologists). .
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