Blog #11 Coaching strategy

I think the best coaching strategy I can use is getting to know you talk; making the writer feel comfortable without losing control of the session, and then getting them to talk about the assignment.
Even though the writer may not fully understand what is requested of them, it sometimes helps the when the writer is able to fully articulate the subject matter.
We will go over the assignment and then apply the subject matter to the required assignment, and we start from there.

There are other strategies I like, such as "One sentence summaries" and "Nutshelling and teaching."
Nutshelling and teaching is very similar to something I've been doing in the practice sessions-making the writer articulate the subject matter, but it takes it one step further. It actually forces the writer to think about the organization of the paper; major and supporting data -OUT LOUD. Then it forces the writer to give their opinion on what they're doing once the roles are reversed.

After that we talk about it some more...that creates a really good support system for the writer, it creates the feeling that the writer is not stuck by themselves.

I am very open minded about the strategies I will use because they will change depending on the situation. The same strategy is guaranteed not to work for every student.