Hey everyone, today I had the great opportunity to observe Airi’s primary school English session.

Airi and her student started the session, doing her students school homework.

Once they finished the homework, Airi used punctuation questions from a textbook. They went through where to add commas, speech marks and full stops to sentences and dialogue. They went through a range of different worksheets, that had different types of activities and difficulties Airi’s student could complete. It was great to see how Airi encouraged her student to do the question independently, and then when her student got stuck she would then help her, or guide her back on track.

Her student was very focused and motivated, which was great to see. Sometimes she would get distracted, so it was good to see Airi redirect her focus back to the task.

Whilst Airi’s student was doing each worksheet, Airi would mark the worksheet she previously completed. Once the student finished the worksheet, Airi would then go through any mistakes the student made. This was a great way to reinforce her students learning and to ensure her student was on the right track. When her student made an error, Airi would explain the rationale behind the students mistake, helping her to constantly improve.

Airi then gave her student homework based on the punctuation and language convention questions they had been working through during the tutorial. This will help to reinforce what they worked on at tutoring, at home.

It was great to see how friendly they were and how comfortable her primary school student was with her. They had a great relationship and they got along really well.

Overall, Sienna did a great job helping her student. It was a great session and such a pleasure to observe. Keep it up!

Ashley Cohen