| When people talk about home tuition, they usually | | | | they liked learning in their own home. Ask your |
| talk about the children and how they are going to | | | | child if there is anything they may want to change |
| interact with the home tutor, but what about the | | | | about the learning process and make a list of |
| parents? The parents have to have a lot of | | | | things that you can bring up with the tutor later |
| interaction with a home tutor because the home | | | | on. This is important because you have to have |
| tutor is going to play a large role in the early life | | | | an active dialogue between you and your child |
| of their child. So, what can parents do to help | | | | about the tutor because the child will tell you |
| know a tutor and even learn from a tutor? | | | | about things that they may not talk to the tutor |
| One of the first things to do is to have a private | | | | about. |
| meeting with the tutor. This should be done | | | | Lastly, have monthly talks with the tutor to |
| before they even start teaching your child. You | | | | discuss your child's progress. If your child is |
| want to see what the tutor is like and find out if | | | | progressing very fast, then it may be time to talk |
| they are going to be a good fit for your child. You | | | | with the tutor about changing the curriculum so |
| want to know if the tutor is going to be someone | | | | that the child can learn at a better rate. If the |
| who will be able to teach your child the way you | | | | process is going slow, then you again may need |
| believe they will be taught and most importantly | | | | to adjust everything. You want to be able to talk |
| you want a tutor that your child will feel | | | | with the tutor each month because you can also |
| comfortable with. All this can be found out with | | | | hear their concerns and address them. If the child |
| the first interview. | | | | is not listening to the tutor, then you may need |
| Next, you want to see your child with the tutor. | | | | to talk to your child about this. Constant |
| Observe how the tutor teaches your child. This | | | | communication is vitally important between you |
| will show you what your child will be learning, how | | | | and the tutor, just as it is between you and your |
| they will be learning and how they respond to the | | | | child. |
| tutor. You want to see the entire process so you | | | | When your child gets a tutor, they may not hit it |
| know how everything will go during a typical | | | | off well with the tutor and you may need to talk |
| training session with your child. | | | | to them about it and even find another tutor. The |
| After this, talk to your child and find out what | | | | important thing is you want to find a tutor who |
| they thought about the tutor. Find out if they liked | | | | works well with your child and with you. |
| the tutor, if the tutor was nice to them and how | | | | |