This gives you a chance to quietly look over the writing, think of activities that the student might benefit from during the next class period, and makes the student feel that you are really customizing his or her lessons. As your student talks, discretely write down any pronunciation or grammatical errors you hear. Give homework . If your student has something to do after your sessions, he or she will not expect you to perform miracles in the class. You have given your student some responsibility.
Students get busy, forget, or occasionally get bored with homework assignments they are given.
Get and give feedback on all homework assignments, but plan activities that will review and then take students the next step. This is a great book of photocopyable activities for tutors working with lower-level students. All proceeds from sales of books go directly to our grants program. Simply go to The ETA Bookstore and type in the name of a book, magazine, or software program in the search engine box.