Samuel Lawn

I use a lesson plan similar to those prevalent in school, focusing on single concepts and their explanation, followed by detailed exercises and correction of work. I aim to make concepts comprehensible and straightforward for students and allow them the time to practice their skills with acute attention to detail so as to remove errors from their work. I attempt to recognise gaps in the student's understanding to tailor lesson plans to their specific needs. Every student is different, and will find different parts of their study challenging, meaning that sharp and accurate analysis of their strengths and weaknesses is key to my approach when assigning them the necessary exercises needed to improve. I will stick rigidly to the designated topics of the student's exam board in order to give them greater focus for exam preparation and train them not only in the subject itself, but exam preparation and procedure simultaneously.

I used this method of explanation, exercise, correction very effectively during my time in Germany, in which I tutored a 10 year-old German girl in English. She was tutored in weekly 2-hour sessions and her skills improved greatly over a 6 month period, retaining much more vocabulary and getting to grips with complex grammar structures. By building her knowledge piece by piece, rather than a fast and erratic pace, she was able to retain information much more easily and began to flourish in the English language under my supervision.