Documentation of a learning disabled student
In addition to actual tutoring session, it is important that a tutor takes the time to carefully document each transaction. These records can serve several purposes that can be beneficial for both the tutor and the student in the long run. Traditionally, records of the tutoring session have been created to provide the professor with information about whether or not a student showed up for an appointment and what areas were covered. In the case of a learning disabled student, these records can serve as ways of identifying areas of writing which have proven the most difficult and what tutoring techniques have been the most successful. These documents are also an effective way of allowing a new tutor the opportunity to get to know and understand a student's needs, before ever actually meeting the student. This ability to plan ahead allows for a more effective session. In the case that a student is not certified as learning disabled, well-kept documentation of each session can serve as a reference if the student ever chooses to seek professional help. Although the information from each tutoring session is important to document, it is also essential that a tutor never labels a student as learning disabled in a write-up (Essid, worksheet). Tutors are not considered trained professionals in the field of learning disabilities, therefore the right to judge who is disabled is best left to someone else.