On June 11th to 13th East Cobb Branch of AYLUS sent 3 tutors and spent 4hours in Academic Tutoring Summer Event. The members that participated in the event tutored two 2nd graders and one 1st grader who needed help working on concepts such as multiplication and grammar.
The East Cobb Branch holds Academic Tutoring Summer Event to give students an opportunity to learn during the summer. The event hopes to create a smooth transition for students rising to another grade level. The tutoring event not only helps make sure students understand previously learned concepts, but also gives students a preview of what they will learn in the next grade. The tutoring event provides students with a tutoring to work on concepts such as math and reading.
This time, Cynthia Ruan worked with the 2nd grade girl on phonics and arithmetic. The student was provided with summer workbooks in the subjects, so the tutor worked with the student on the concepts from the workbooks such as addition, subtraction, vowels, dictation, etc. On June 11th, the tutor checked the worksheets the students worked on at home and explained the corrections made on them. The tutor also worked with the student on arithmetic problems such as multiplication, division, and counting by 2’s and 5’s. On June 13th, the tutor worked with the students on vowel usage and types of sentences. The tutor explained how to identify interrogative and declarative sentences. The tutor also worked with the student on identifying the subject and predicate in sentences. The tutor also provided lent some books to the student to read for the summer to increase her reading comprehension skills.
Although the tutoring session was one hour each, the tutor helped make the time feel short by making the tutoring session more enjoyable. The tutor was able to teach fun tricks to memorize math concepts and to check math problems. The tutoring session also intrigued a mother nearby who was interested in signing up for the tutoring sessions for her son.
Saloni Jain and Adit Jain tutored a girl and a boy on Jun 12, they spend one hour for each student at East Cobb library.
Attendance: Cynthia Ruan (2 hours), Saloni Jain (1 hour), Adit Jain (1 hour)
Reported by Cynthia Ruan
