How do you incorporate literature into your tutoring sessions?
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There are many ways to incorporate literature into tutoring sessions, depending on the level and goals of the student. For younger students, you can read age appropriate books aloud and ask comprehension questions. For older students, you can have them read and analyze short stories or novels. You can also use literature to teach specific language skills, like vocabulary or reading comprehension.
Incorporating literature into tutoring sessions enriches learning: - Use age-appropriate texts for reading comprehension and analysis. - Introduce new vocabulary and idiomatic expressions from literature. - Encourage creative and analytical writing inspired by literacy works. - Explore cultural aspects through literature to enhance understanding. - Use interactive activities to engage students with the literary material. Hope this helps!
I'm a little selfish with this one, I grab texts that I know well. Poetry, essays and short sections of novels. Students read them. We then look for meaning. They read again. We ask more questions and they read again. With novels in particular, I notice students really have to dig deep into their vocabulary - which means I have to be on point too.
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- Miss JRCELTA Certified English Teacher with more than 10 years of experience.
It depends on the level and age of the learners. It is easier for younger learners and young adult. But for adults, it would be nice to integrate it for some philosophical questions (again depends on the level of adult learners)
What I do with my students, firstly, I tell them about the main characters in the story . The students will read a short synopsis of some of the characters in the story. The highlight of the literature will be the animated movie and the children will be in awe that life was so difficult for a young boy of 9 years old. Difficult names or words will be emphasized for the children to pronounce and understand. In this case, I am talking about students in a class who are having the books with them. Likewise, if the student is on-line I will show a video of a movie suitable for their age. If they are adults, I will talk about mystery stories from writers like Sherlock Holmes or Edgar Allan Poe. They can read what's on the screen or watch the movie. Students pose questions if they do not understand some of the dialogue. Language skills, vocabulary and intonation are included within the lesson.
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