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A Guide for Tutors Working with Grade 8 to 12
Thandiwe Mbeki
- 9 January 2024
- Comment 4
Tutoring Grade 8 to 12 learners is different from helping younger children. They have more pressure, more subjects and less patience. At Leerruimte in Rondebosch, our tutors start each session by asking what feels hardest this week.
Then they pick one topic and stay with it until it makes sense.
Ask the learner to explain the answer back to you. If they can teach it, they know it. Nomvula Khumalo, Learner Support CoordinatorKeep notes after every session. Share them with the learner and, where you can, with their parents or teacher.
Start with the gaps
Many learners in Grade 10 are still stuck on work from Grade 8. Spend the first two sessions finding those gaps with a short written task. Then plan your lessons around what you find, not around the textbook page the class has reached.
Keep sessions short and clear
Forty-five focused minutes beat two tired hours. End every session with three practice questions to try at home, and begin the next one by going through them together.
Lwazi Dlamini
Thanks for this. I am sharing it with my cousin who is writing matric this year. The study tips are easy to follow.
Nomvula Khumalo
Thank you, we are glad it helped. Come past Leerruimte in Rondebosch any weekday if you want to see the study desks.
Fatima Isaacs
Very useful post. I tutor Grade 10 maths on Saturdays and this gave me a few good ideas to share with my learners this term.
Johan Pretorius
Clear and honest advice. My son read it before his preliminary exams and said it helped him settle down and plan his time properly.