Online Tutoring: Beyond the Basics - April 27, 2020
With Eric Dodson
Made possible by the Portland Literacy Council
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Agenda and Reminders
Communication + Routines
Needs Assessment
Literacy and reading skills
Writing and grammar
Communication
Agenda and Reminders
Communication + Routines
Needs Assessment
Literacy and reading skills
Writing and grammar
Communication
Framework for online learning in this time
Photo by Harry Cunningham on Unsplash
Connecting remotely and online
Reminders and follow-ups
Meet students where they are
Mobile Phone by OpenClipart-Vectors on Pixabay
Additional Phone Number - Google Voice
Routines
Start of class
Familiar activities
End of class
Class:
Teacher:
Date:
Day:
Time:
Room:
Phone:
Website:
End of Class
Did you practice:
Think, Pair, Share - and take notes, please!
What ways of communicating, reminding, and following up with your learners work well?
What routines might be helpful with your learners?
Needs Assessment
Question by Pixabay user Jambulboy
Ways of assessing
By phone
By surveys/forms
In class
Question by Pixabay user Jambulboy
Literacy (and general language) activity: LEA
LEA = Language Experience Activity
Start: oral language, shared experience
Elicit language, write, display
Collaborate on sentences
Image shared by Pixabay user azzy_roth
Literacy Focus
Finding sounds
Discriminating sounds
Repeating common words and spellings
Reading together
Collaborative writing: student stories
Reading (high-beginner and up)
Activate knowledge and experience
Pre-teach vocabulary or new concepts
Check comprehension
Find ways to extend it beyond reading
Writing and Grammar
Low tech: dictations, photos of writing
Medium-tech: sending texts, emails
High-tech: using sites like Google Docs, Padlet
padlet.com/pccesol/plc1
Grammar
Digital Workbook for Beginning ESOL
Understanding English Grammar (Azar) presentations
Communication
Question protocol - “Can you ask___?”
Breakout rooms
Sharing objects, room tours
New topics
Framework for online learning in this time
Photo by Harry Cunningham on Unsplash
Wrapping up
Office hours: Same link, Wed 2-3, Fri 2-3
Resources on ericdodsonpdx.com/remote-tutoring
Creating a community of tutors
Recording, slides, and feedback form coming by email