A am tutoring a kindergartner. But he dosen't listen How do I get him to listen?

Answer 1

I tutored a kindergartener last year. I found that if I brought a McDonald's happy meal treat which I hid away until the end of the session, I could motivate him to listen. I stock piled a bunch of these and they worked wonders. Also, do not have an activity last more than 10 minutes...or less, if the child has a very short attention span. In addition, I met twice a week and for only 30 minutes. In that time, we worked on letters, sounds, and numbers. I bought some cheap large rubber dice and he would roll those. We started out counting the numbers, then moved to writing down the numbers and eventually addition and subtraction , and double figures (the two numbers together). He loved bouncing those things off the floor. It didn't make noise and was fun. We met at the public library in the children's department. He had to learn to deal with some distractions which wasn't all bad. I did have stray children wanting to join us, but that wasn't all bad. It made him a little competitive. Remember to tell him that the prizes are rewards IF he does his work and does it well. If he has a stubborn day, then do not reward him. Stick to your guns. Remember variety will hold his interest. Good luck

Answer 2

Actually, listening is a skill that needs to be taught. I would recommend having a recording with a variety of sounds that the kindergartner is bound to know (familiar animal sounds, cars, boats, etc.). Have him identify the sound, and then help him or her write the word associated with the sound. Even if the child does not know the alphabet, it's okay if you give a great deal of assistance; your goal at this point is to have the child practice listening. For another activity, you may want to hum some familiar songs... if the student watches cartoons, try the Sponge Bob theme song. Hum several songs, and then hum the alphabet song. This will lead into reviewing the alphabet... and now's a great time to make the letters using Play-doh! Good luck... with some patience and creativity, your student's listening skills will improve and you will be able to achieve other goals.

Answer 3

It depends on what you are trying to teach him.Keep in mind that the attention span of a Kindergartner is pretty short.Have you tried to make the lessons fun?sneak the lesson in a game?for example math...have him count/add cheerios or gold fish....at the end he can eat his "math problem".If it is just an attention Problem you have to stay firm with your Rules explain to him why it is important for him to listen and let him know what reward waits at the end if he cooperates.Praise him often and dont let the kid see when you get frustrated.

Answer 4

A child in kindergarten has such a short attention span, that's why their work at school is inter-spaced with so much play time. You can't expect him to sit for an extended period of time. Break the lessons up into very short sessions and give him a break in between to work off some steam. Make the lessons like a game. Incorporate play dough, puzzles, rhymes and riddles into the lessons. I taught my son to count by places a few jelly beans around the table. He got to eat as many as he could count as he moved around the table. It didn't take long for him to learn to count up to 100. ( had to make him keep some for later, lol) Keep it fun or you'll loose his attention.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I worked with a first grader in reading tutoring in college, and the reading specialist gave me the best advice for dealing with my squirmy kid. The little girl always wanted to tell me something or talk about something else. I would cut her off at the nearest possible break in her distraction and ask her to tell me more about it when we finished. True to the reading specialist's counsel, the little girl refocused and forgot to even bring it up again at the end! But she still felt acknowledge, and thus willing to move on.

Answer 7

what do you tutor a kindergartner in??? they don't need to know much, i never heard of a kindergartner needing a tutor.

Answer 8

He is in kindergarten - what do you expect? But here is an idea run around and play soccer for awhile, if he is tired enough he should listen.

Answer 9

Try more positive reinforcements. Use things that he likes to play with as a learning tool to get his attention.

Answer 10

give him treats