Teachers...do you tutor?

[luvmyfam444]

to preface: I do not have a teaching job yet, have no clue here...
I was asked tonight if I'd be interested in tutoring a 2nd grader for math. I didn't give her an answer yet.

How do you know what tutor the student on? Do you give an assessment to see where they are weak? (if you do where do you get it?) What materials do you use to teach them?

Her mom believes she missed the fundamentals...addition/subtraction.

What is the going rate for tutors?

Any feedback you could give would be great!!!

 

[*JoGo*]

Not a teacher, but I pay a teacher to tutor my boys.

I have told her which subjects they need help in and she has talked with my younger son's teachers. I also highlight any upcoming tests on his Friday note, which is in his binder for her to see. If I/his teachers feel he needs help in a specific area that day or week, I tell her. They do his homework starting with his worst subject and move to others as time permits. She has asked his teachers for practice papers when he is really struggling with a concept.

For my older son, she knows the subjects with his lowest grades. They do his homework for those subjects.

She charges $20/hour. One sees her twice a week, the other once a week.

I adore this tutor! It's my son's third tutor and the first one he doesn't have a fit about seeing. He actually wrote her a very long letter during a class exercise, telling her he liked tutoring and all the things she does that helps him.

 

[Aliceacc]

I've been teaching since 1980-- high school math.

I did a LOT of tutoring during the 5 years I was home with my kids. I sent my cover letter and resume, along with a bunch of business cards, to the Director of Guidance at a lot of local high schools, and requested that my information be given to anyone requiring a math tutor. Some days I tutored 2 or 3 kids. At the time (2000- 2005) the $60 an hour I earned was the cheapest of any tutor I knew. (I tutored in my own home, with a neighborhood pre-teen upstairs watching my kids. Once or twice I had to interrupt the session for a crisis with my kids.... like the time my daughter got her head stuck between the rungs of the handrail of the back stoop.)

The fee varies very widely. I'm in the metro NYC area, on Long Island. Tutors now charge over $100 an hour for high school subjects, not sure about elementary.

I would start with a chat with mom. She says her daughter needs the fundamentals-- I would ask her exactly what she means by that. Ask for a look at report cards; they tend to be VERY specific as to the skills that are weak. Take a look at her math workbook, and see the work being done there. You can also access the Common Core for 2nd grade to get a look at what's probably being covered.

I always start with tonight's homework. I want my kids to go into school tomorrow, feeling prepared and able to understand tomorrow's new material. If they see an immediate change in their understanding, the kids are more likely to cooperate and go along with doing an extra hour of math a week, the teachers see a change for the better, and it translates to better quiz and test grades. Once the kid is caught up on current material, I can go back and cover the older work.

 

[coliebird]

The fee varies very widely. I'm in the metro NYC area, on Long Island. Tutors now charge over $100 an hour for high school subjects, not sure about elementary.

I pay $50.00 an hour for my 5th grader to be tutored in math by a teacher. Her actual teacher gives her worksheets on the areas that she struggles with and she does them with the tutor.

 

[luvmyfam444]

she's not wanting me until the summer - so there won't be any homework to work on...
Our report cards don't have nay info - just a letter grade with the subject...nothing else.

I guess I'll ask the mom to keep her tests & then look over them & see what I can come up with.

I have looked @ the common core...

 

[Iott Family]

My first grader is tutored by a teacher at her school twice a week. The teacher charges $15/hour. Both the tutor and my child's school grade teacher discussed where the help was needed and since they are in the same school system and use the same core system/same testing requirements its a good fit!

Also, we live in a smaller midwest town so I am sure that explains the variance on going rates from what other pp's have noted!

 

[*JoGo*]

If mom is serious, I would ask for a conference with mom and current teacher. The teacher can fill you in o n her specific struggles and mom will be aware of what is happening. The teachers can tell you what she needs to know for the next school year. And you can also work on math facts- my kids had tests every week in math facts up to 12. They were timed. Helping her get a head start (after catching her up) will help her get a positive start on 3rd grade.

Also, the elementary teachers always put together a packet of worksheets and things to practice over the summer for the next year. If the teacher doesn't do that, you could ask her to provide one for this girl or ask for recommendations for summer work. There are also workbooks for "bridging" between grades. I would ask the mom to buy any materials you plan to use unless you will be keeping them. Not flash cards, but workbooks. Sometimes a teacher will have an old textbook you can borrow.

 

[Lanshark]

I have tutored quite a few students through the years but NEVER one that was in my class. I always refer my students to someone else to avoid issues. I only tutor students who are referred to me by other professionals.

 

[Aliceacc]

I have tutored quite a few students through the years but NEVER one that was in my class. .

Me neither. I can't tutor anyone in my school. In my school, that would be a HUGE conflict of interest, since our kids can come to me for extra help every day after school, whether I teach them or not.

Also, I wouldn't ask the teacher for guidance. I figure that, as tutor, that's my job.

 

[luvmy2sams]

5th grade teacher here...I started a tutoring program for my students earlier this year. We meet for an hour after school twice a week. I invited the students who, based on assessments, struggle with a majority of the concepts. Parents and students signed a contract outlining the goals of the program, and my requirements for continued participation in the program.

 

[tasha99]

Me neither. I can't tutor anyone in my school. In my school, that would be a HUGE conflict of interest, since our kids can come to me for extra help every day after school, whether I teach them or not.

Also, I wouldn't ask the teacher for guidance. I figure that, as tutor, that's my job.

I was thinking this. I'm a speech therapist, and I have had parents ask if I could see their child outside of school hours. I had one even ask if she could just pay me, and then her child wouldn't need school speech. I always refer them to private practice therapists (who unfortunately have a waiting list). It would be unethical to take money for kids in my own school.

 

[luvmyfam444]

wow that's interesting. Never heard or thought of not tutoring someone in my own school. I remember being tutored by my algebra teacher in highschool.

I do not hold a teaching job currently just a sub. I tutor reading 3 days a wk after school currently- paid for thru the afterschool program...the school chose the students. I know there are 4 other tutors in the school...1 like me, 2 paid from local educational foundation (tutor thru the day) & I think the 4th is just private,she tutors after school only.