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2. Read the list of Learning Goals
3. Do the Journal writing assignment before reading the chapter
4. Read Tutor Tutor's web pages on "The 12-Step tutoring Session"
5. Respond to the Study Questions

Learning Goals

1. list and describe the 12 steps in a tutoring session
2. describe the value of breaking up a typical tutoring session into its parts
3. explain the value of breaking learning tasks into parts
4. explain the value of summarizing learning progress before moving on to other learning tasks

Journal writing assignment

1. Describe how a planned learning experience differs from an unplanned one.
2. How will you respond when your student insists on talking about personal problems during tutoring instead of doing the work that you've planned?

Study Questions

1. What are the 12 steps in a tutoring session?
2. Who should identify the tasks to be done in a tutoring session?
3. What does it mean "to identify the thought processes in a learning task?"
4. Who should decide how the time in a tutoring session is divided?
5. What are ways to draw a tutoring session to a close that reinforce learning?
6. List the four goals of Step 12, "Closing and Goodbye."