During
the initial reading when you, as tutor, read the student’s paper aloud to her,
your mind needs to function on two levels: you are noticing what content problems
the paper has and you are noticing what habitual grammar errors the student
makes. When you begin to discuss the paper, address content issues first. Do
any ideas need expansion? Do the thesis and the topic sentences accurately point
to the ideas being expressed? Does the introduction spark interest and does the
conclusion finish the job? Have your student suggest changes based on your
questions. Encourage her to jot down her solutions so she can remember them
later. After the tutor and student work through content issues on the initial
reading, then they can return to the paper to address the student’s habitual
grammar mistakes. The paper is a wonderful place to reinforce grammar lessons
learned in class because the student usually cares a great deal about her own
paper.
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