During the first lesson (for non-English tutors)

When you enter the Rihisi classroom, you’ll see suggested lesson timings on the agenda. These were created as guidelines – if you’ve created your own plan, you’re welcome to use that.

The agenda includes the following steps:

Welcome your student (0-5 mins)

Make sure you dedicate some time to building rapport and making your student feel comfortable.

Review the placement test (5-15 mins)

Discuss your student’s placement test results. Highlight a couple of areas of improvement and a couple of things they did well.

Goal setting (15-25 mins)

Get more information about your student’s goals and choose the course that’s most relevant for them.

Lesson activity (25-45 mins)

Dedicate some time to teaching your student something new. This should involve planned activities based on your student’s goals or placement test results.

Feedback (45-50 mins)

Give your student some feedback on their performance in the lesson. This is a great time to go over any mistakes you didn’t have time to address during the lesson.

Set homework (50-55 mins)

Set your student some homework, based on the content you covered in the live lesson. The task should be something you prepared properly in advance.

Plan the next lesson (55-60 mins)

Discuss your student’s availability for future lessons. Tell them that if they’d like to continue, they’ll need to buy more hours with you.