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  • An Introduction to Reading Skills
  • Backwards Planning
  • Blog: Tutor Training Reflections
  • Critical Thinking: Video Overviews
  • Differentiated Instruction
  • ELL & Gen 1.5 Students
    • ELL Students & the Composition Classroom
    • ELL Students at SUNY New Paltz
    • ELL Students: Advice from a Writing Tutor
    • Gen 1.5 Students & Composition Placement
    • Gen 1.5 Students and Grammar
    • Pt. 1: ELL Students Wrap Up
    • Pt. 2: Gen 1.5 Students
    • Wrap Up
  • Introduction
  • Mental Health and Learning Disabilities
  • Mental Health Awareness
  • Online Tutoring
  • Pt 1. The Basics
  • Pt. 1: Research Resources Wrap Up
  • Sample Page
  • Style Guide
  • Teaching Learning Strategies
  • Tutoring Do’s
  • Unit 1: Pre-Service Wrap Up
  • Unit 9: The Importance of Self Care
  • Using the Composition Rubric as a Tool for Analyzing an Assignment
  • Pre-Service
    • A History of the SWW Program
    • EOP Attendance Requirements
    • Ethics
    • SWW Students
    • The Embedded SWW Tutor
    • Tutoring Ground Rules & Record Keeping
    • Working with SWW Instructors
    • Unit 6: Critical Thinking and Reading Skills Wrap Up
  • Tutoring Process
    • Building Rapport
    • How to Structure a Tutoring Session
    • Pt 2: Tutoring Strategies
    • Pt. 1: The Basics Wrap Up
    • Pt. 2: Tutoring Strategies Wrap Up
    • Record Keeping & Ground Rules (from Pre-Service)
    • Communication Methods
    • Brainstorming, Outlining & Discussion
    • Probing Questions & the Socratic Method
    • Active Listening
    • Pt. 2: Gen 1.5 Students Wrap Up
  • Learning Styles
    • Learning Styles Theory
    • VARK & Your Tutoring Experience
    • VARK
      • Visual
      • Auditory
      • Reading & Writing
      • Kinesthetic
    • Unit 4: Learning Styles Wrap-Up
    • Kolb’s Learning Styles
  • Diversity
    • Disabilities
    • Race, Culture, and Ethnicity
    • Gender and Sexuality
    • Unit 7: Diversity Wrap Up
  • Critical Thinking & Reading Skills
    • A Critical Thinking Guide
    • Critical Reading Skills
    • Toolbox for Critical Reading
    • Using Essay Rubrics to Analyze Assignments
    • Wrap-Up
  • Learning Strategies
    • Study Skills
    • Time-Management Skills
    • Unit 5: Learning Strategies Wrap-Up
    • Revision Strategies
  • Research
    • Pt. 1: Library Resources & Tutoring Approaches
    • Pt. 2: Plagiarism
      • SUNY New Paltz Policies
    • Resources to Use with Students
    • Types of Plagiarism: It’s Complicated
    • Plagiarism: In the Context of Tutoring
    • Brainstorming and Conversational Tutoring
    • Pt. 2: Plagiarism Wrap Up
  • Tutoring Problems
    • Miscommunication & Expectations
    • Making Referrals
    • Unit 10: Tutoring Problems Wrap Up
  • Self-Care and Setting Boundaries as a Tutor
    • Unit 9: The Importance of Self-Care
    • Coping with Daily Stressors
    • Setting Boundaries
    • Unit 9: Importance of Self-Care Wrap Up
  • Resources
    • Units 1 – 4: Resources
    • Unit 5 – 7 Resources
    • Unit 8 – 10 Resources
    • Writing Resources
    • Miscellaneous Resources

Pt 1. The Basics

The following module guides you through the fundamentals of tutoring for writing in the SWW Composition Program, from the basic rules to building foundational relationships with students.

Tutoring Ground Rules & Record Keeping (from Pre-Service)

How to Structure a Tutoring Session

Building Rapport

Tutoring Do’s

Pt 1: The Basics Wrap Up

 

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