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Lesson 2:
Tutoring Responsibilities

There are specific tasks involved within a tutoring program which are the teacher's responsibility to execute. There are others, which the paraeducator and teacher may share. Below is a checklist which illustrates clearly the various responsibilities.

ResponsibilityTeacherParaeducator
Selecting students to participate in tutoringX
Selecting instructional objectivesX
Designing a tutoring planX
Selecting appropriate instructional materialsX
Modeling instructional procedures to be usedX
Designing record keeping proceduresX
Gathering instructional materialsXX
Determining a location for tutoringX
Scheduling time for tutoringX
Selecting appropriate reinforcersX
Supervising a tutoring sessionX
Giving informal tests & checking progressXX
Recording student performance during tutoringXX
Reinforcing student independenceXX
Charting student behaviorXX
Reading to studentsXX
Taping materials for studentsXX
Determining follow-up activitiesX
Evaluating the tutoring sessionXX
Evaluating the student's performanceX


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