How can i tutor my nephew who is only 7 years old.?

Question

im beginning a summer career in helping my nephew read faster and more efficient with all his academic cores he is only 7 ANy activities anyone has that would get him interested in writing and reading

Answer 1

Some computer programs that are fun can be helpful. Children at that age tend to have short attention spans, so mix it up. Play a learning game. Focus on positive reinforcement, rewarding him for progress. Use repitition and make him repeat things back to you... maybe get "sing-songy" in your dialogue so that he is able associate key points with a catchy jingle or something. Whatever you can do to make the experience fun for him, you'll encourage him to learn more not only from you, but ongoing as well in school.

Answer 2

Get in contact with his school and see what books, math and other classroom learning- are recommend for his level. read with him everyday, ask him open questions-What do you think this book is about?- what so you think is going to happen next?-questions like that will help build comprehension. you might find lined paper on the Internet that has a space above to draw, that will be helpful, in the beginning. Do activities around quotation marks, periods reading with inflection. Have him write about things or give prompts-even if he spells it wrong, while you are watching, let him he is building phonemic awareness. You can check those errors later to see if everything is okay don't tell him its wrong, say "its in not the right spelling but together we can find out how to spell this word"
make some flash cards of frequently used words, buy or borrow from library " What every second grader needs to know" (I'm assuming he is going into the 2nd grade books. Keep track of his progress and then try Publishing

Look into publishing many teachers do this with there students they write and then redo writing and then publish it to a nice looking book, not real publishing kiddo publishing with laminated pages with stickers this will motivate him he can show all his friends and relatives his published book
Yes I am a teacher

Answer 3

There is a good series of textbooks called Reading Practice, written by Terry Cooper (you can find them on Amazon, but Yahoo won't let me link to the exact page). They start with first-grade reading skills and work their way up through the levels. They are very basic and colorful, which appeals to kids. Plus, they are REALLY affordable (about $6 per book). There is a lot of reading to find specific pieces of information, and activities like coloring, matching, writing one-sentence answers, etc. I think the important thing with this series is to make sure that the child completes the work using full sentences, as it's very tempting to write one-word answers.

When you're reading for comprehension, make sure to ask a lot of questions to check understanding. For example, if a student is asked to choose the correct word to complete the sentence, and his choices are "hare" or "hair", don't stop once he gets the correct answer. Point to "hair" and ask him to touch his hair. Show him a picture of a rabbit and a picture of a turtle, and ask him which animal is more like a "hare". It's very easy to guess the right answer without really understanding what you're reading.

Consider getting a subscription to a magazine that he find interesting, like National Geographic Kids or Owl magazine. Let him read the magazine on his own time, and then meet to discusss what he read. Reading out loud is good for developing natural pronunciation and rhythm, but you have to keep a good mental list of words the reader has problems with, and then remember to go back and correct pronunciation. From my experience, it really helps to assign "reading homework" before you meet with the student, so that when you get together and read/work, it's not the student's first exposure to that text.

The link below has a really good selection of links relating to child literacy, and those links contain countless practical activities that you can do with the reader.

EDIT: There is NO way the person below me is a teacher. They do not know the difference between "their" and "there". If they are teaching children, they should be removed from the classroom immediately.

Answer 4

Have him read aloud to you -- you read a page and have him read a page. Discuss vocabulary within the story. Ask questions about characters and events where he has to think rather than just answer yes or no. Both these techniques help to develop oral fluency and comprehension.

Answer 5

depends on the subject at hand if its math use colorful fruits and coins ...If its reading get flash cards and leapsters....if its history put on a play... just make it fun and it will progress..

Answer 6

Try http://www.TutorVista.com - they tutor kids in all grade over the internet

Answer 7

You should go ahead and talk to his teacher/s see what their learning or what he needs help on

Answer 8

If you don't know how, you shouldn't be the one doing it.

Answer 9

sure you can...ummmm...games involving reading etc...anything