Working with Patrisia

I worked with Patrisia a couple of times after she determined that she would benefit from additional assistance. She was not someone who would participate in class unless called upon, and she was equally as hesitant to ask in class about things that she did not understand. For her the opportunity to work with me allowed for a review of material that we were covering throughout the course, from parts of speech to more complex structures like phrases and clauses. The ability to ask me questions without the fear of being judged by her classmates gave Patrisia a comfortable space where concerns could be addressed and where learning could be had.

Certainly she became more confident and that confidence carried over into the classroom. Her performance improved though it certainly cannot be attributed to the tutoring primarily. I believe it was more a combination of additional assistance that became built into the test and classroom, and the new can-do attitude that she brought to the learning grammar. I just had to show her that this was not hard and that there was a logic to things and that it was a matter of her believing in herself and her ability.