tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post1641384687345419532..comments2024-03-27T08:11:29.257-06:00Comments on PeerCentered: I'm Sorry, Did You Want to Hold That?Clint Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07671508034667904543noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-74455969850401882982009-09-24T09:33:19.017-06:002009-09-24T09:33:19.017-06:00Also an option: if you have a photocopier in your ...Also an option: if you have a photocopier in your Writing Center, make a copy so that you are each (tutor and student) looking at your own copy. Either of you can then be reading the paper aloud, but you'll still be able to read it in your head. We've had pretty good luck with this at Beloit College, where I work.<br /><br />Be careful with this, though, because having your own draft can sometimes mean you'll fall prey to "fixing" everything yourself. I usually try to just circle things on the draft that I want to come back and discuss with the student. Try not to hand a student a draft that you've written on at the end of the session with comments on it you haven't discussed. Students are more likely (in my experience) to follow up on notes and changes that they've made themselves.<br /><br />Good luck!<br />ErinUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583152144227479057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790062.post-29562041754713183582009-09-23T06:07:37.561-06:002009-09-23T06:07:37.561-06:00Rachael,
I think with more sessions this will fad...Rachael,<br /><br />I think with more sessions this will fade. I had the same problem when I started tutoring at St. Thomas. <br /><br />What I did to help with this situation was to review the essay by paragraphs. I would have the student read a paragrpah and then ask them what they noticed, what they didn't like about it, and so on. I would do this for each paragraph and the student would notice some mistakes and I would point out others. <br /><br />While discussing the paragraph, I ask to see the paper if they hold on to it or ask them to move the monitor over a bit.<br /><br />I still use this technique occasionally in the high school session and in the college sessions.<br /><br />Hope it helps,<br />DeniseDenise Pichardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693014406031065297noreply@blogger.com