Sample Tutoring Schedule

Purpose: to promote the principle of hard work, a love for reading and writing, to facilitate him in reaching his goals in these areas, memorize math facts, and to spend one on one time with him.

Weekly Goals to Accomplish Purpose: A minimum of 3 tutoring sessions/week or a total of 2 ½ hours per week of tutoring in reading, writing, and spelling. In addition, 30 minutes per school day reading to a parent. Math facts to be reviewed every school day.

Monday

30 min. Reading to Mom

15 min. Math Facts

30 min. Spelling: Word Map and Write Words 3x in groups http://www.readingrockets.org/article/80

30 min. Homework

15 min. Phonics Pathways Spelling Tutoring (Logical approach to memorizing English Spelling Rules, commonly used words, and phonics)

30 min. Think Through Math

Tuesday

30 min. Reading to Mom

15 min. Math Facts

30 min. Tactile, Visual, Audio Spelling Practice with weekly words (see activities under Spelling)

15 min. Phonics Pathways Spelling Tutoring (Logical approach to memorizing English Spelling Rules, commonly used words, and phonics)

30 min. Homework

30 min. Think Through Math

Wednesday

30 min. Reading to Mom

15 min. Math Facts

30 min. Spelling Words in Recorder; practice

15 min. Phonics Pathways Spelling Tutoring (Logical approach to memorizing English Spelling Rules, commonly used words, and phonics)

30 min. Homework

30 min. Think Through Math

Thursday

30 min. Reading to Mom

15 min. Math Facts

30 min. Spelling  Pre Test; Word Map difficult words

30 min. Homework

30 min. Think Through Math

Friday

20 min. LPM

30 min. Think Through Math

Saturday

30 min. Phonics Pathways tutoring in Spelling (Logical approach to memorizing English Spelling Rules, commonly used words, and phonics)

15 min. tutoring in Writing (handwriting, organization of different types of writing with purpose- examples to include: boy scouts, faith in god, emails and letters to friends, letters to companies requesting info.)

30 min. Reading to a parent

20 min. LPM

Sunday

Journal Writing Time with Dad - 15 min.

TTD Each Week

-Come up with 4 Spelling lessons(3- 15 min. and 1 - 30 min.)  that take a logical approach to memorizing english spelling rules, commonly used words, and phonics. Use the Spelling Pathways lessons, spelling rules songs, and as many tactile, visual, and audio learning experiences as possible.

-Make a list of books. Keep the house stocked with books that are interesting and challenging enough to read and explore together.

-Line up and prepare in advance for activities with weekly spelling words that will allow for visual, audio, and tactile learning styles to be used 1x/week (Wed.) plus in Saturday 30 min. spelling lessons.

-Prepare 30 min. worth of writing activities to be held on Saturdays on handwriting and organization. Prepare activities that seem useful and use knowledge from the spelling lessons, books read, or things interested in.

-Encourage at least 15 min. of journal writing on Sundays