Description: In this article, we focus on what parents should look out for in attributes and key qualities that make an excellent Special Needs tutor.
Raising children with SEN (Special Needs) brings a lot of extra stress and challenges.
Sometimes, the pressure and responsibilities of ensuring your child is receiving the best support can be overwhelming for parents.
Who can parents turn to when they’ve reached their limits?
Who can they trust to make sure their child is understood even on their worst days?
Teaching children with certain issues such as Autism, Dyslexia, ASD or physical disabilities requires certain personal attributes.
Below are some key qualities we believe make dedicated special needs tutors.
Patience
Not everyone is cut out for teaching in the field of special needs education.
It takes time, practice and a lot of perseverance to build a strong rapport with a student who has learning difficulties.
A strong SEN tutor will recognise they work in a non-judgmental environment and will take time to get to know their students’ communication needs as well as their likes and dislikes.
Empathy
Tutors need to show a strong level of empathy for their students if they are struggling with their educational needs.
Empathy refers to putting yourself in someone else’s shoes; to understand and feel what the other person is going through.
It is a very simple way to connect with someone on a different level.
It builds trust, rapport and a connection that is essential to making progress with students.
Positivity
Working with those with SEN requires a knowledge of their rights and legal entitlements.
Also their abilities and needs, and provisions available to them.
Most important of all is to get to know who they are as a person.
How they can succeed not just academically but in their happiness.
CLICK HERE to read our SEN Tutor Molly’s blog article on Promoting Positive Attitudes About SEN
Calm Nature
An effective SEN tutor must be able to stay calm and collected with a cool head to not allow difficult moments to escalate.
As well as being fun-natured with a good sense of humour, it’s critical to stay calm when students find it difficult to express their emotions.
Lessons Tailored to The Student
By being flexible and adaptable, an SEN tutor can cater to their student’s specific needs.
This can be done by focusing on the student’s interest.
By developing the curriculum in a way that will speak volumes and engage the student more so.
This list is not exclusive and these are just a few of the traits that make Special Needs Educators incredible at what they can do.
Telios Tutors provides a high range of specialist tutors for many different educational needs.
Get in touch with us today for a free consultation to help find out how Telios Tutors can help your child through private tuition.
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