Tutoring Instructor

Instruct individual students or small groups of students in academic subjects to support formal class instruction or to prepare students for standardized or admissions tests.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Academic Coach; Academic Guidance Specialist; Accounting Tutor; Finance Tutor; Grade School Tutor; Private Mathematics Tutor; Private Tutor; Professional Tutor; Tutor

Tasks

• Provide feedback to students, using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students.
• Review class material with students by discussing text, working solutions to problems, or reviewing worksheets or other assignments.
• Assess students' progress throughout tutoring sessions.
• Teach students study skills, note-taking skills, and test-taking strategies.
• Provide private instruction to individual or small groups of students to improve academic performance, improve occupational skills, or prepare for academic or occupational tests.
• Participate in training and development sessions to improve tutoring practices or learn new tutoring techniques.
• Collaborate with students, parents, teachers, school administrators, or counselors to determine student needs, develop tutoring plans, or assess student progress.
• Monitor student performance or assist students in academic environments, such as classrooms, laboratories, or computing centers.
• Schedule tutoring appointments with students or their parents.
• Organize tutoring environment to promote productivity and learning.
• Communicate students' progress to students, parents, or teachers in written progress reports, in person, by phone, or by email.
• Maintain records of students' assessment results, progress, feedback, or school performance, ensuring confidentiality of all records.
• Identify, develop, or implement intervention strategies, tutoring plans, or individualized education plans (IEPs) for students.
• Prepare and facilitate tutoring workshops, collaborative projects, or academic support sessions for small groups of students.
• Prepare lesson plans or learning modules for tutoring sessions according to students' needs and goals.

Knowledge

• Customer and Personal Service
• English Language
• Education and Training
• Mathematics
• Computers and Electronics
• Psychology

Skills

• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Learning Strategies
• Critical Thinking
• Writing
• Active Learning
• Monitoring

Abilities

• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Written Expression
• Speech Clarity
• Speech Recognition
• Fluency of Ideas
• Problem Sensitivity
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Near Vision
• Information Ordering
• Selective Attention
• Originality
• Category Flexibility