The session, provided me valuable insight into effective teaching strategies and student engagement. The session focused on maths primary school. The tutor immediately identified the learners skills and misconceptions he had when looking at his calculations (looking at times tables). The student showed focus and clear respect for the tutor throughout the lesson. The lesson began with the tutor checking over the students revision wok in his workbook (looking through working out and answers). Throughout the lesson, the tutor continuously asking open-ended questions like “Can you tell me how you worked that out?” This encourages the student to verbalise what they are thinking. When the student made a mistake, the tutor didn’t immediately correct them, but they offered prompting. The student then had t learn through guided discovery. The tutor spoke a lot about ‘steps’ and looking at the next step ahead. This helped aid the student to think about their thinking. When moving to English, the tutor further provided positive reinforcement to the student to help build confidence and motivation when completing an activity where they identify errors such as spelling (climbed, had a missing ‘b’ or the placement of speech marks). The tutor showed an effective strategy where the student used a highlighting techniques in the activity when identify the common errors. The student physically visualises their work.

Emilia Labos