Strategies to Help Students and Role of Mentor

Working with Individual
Learner

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
a. Analysing similarities as well as differences among teaching, coaching and mentoring. Also,
summarising responsibilities that the role entailed......................................................................1
b. Reviewing effectiveness of the role to help students achieving goals as a coach or mentor...3
c. Reviewing processes involved in one to one coaching, mentoring and teaching in relation to
emotional, intellectual as well as social benefits for students.....................................................4
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................6
a. In the role, identification of five strategies that is used to help students and the reason to
select the strategies......................................................................................................................6
b. Reviewing resources required for an effective multi-agency approach as well as
explaination of the factors which influence referral process.......................................................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................9
a) Effectiveness of own practice..................................................................................................9
b) Action plan to improve skills................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................12
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
Individual learner is the person who acquires involves in the learning process to acquire
skill and knowledge by instruction, experience or study. Individual learning starts with
engagement, motivation along with interest of the learner. Working with individual learner
benefits a person to improve skill sets, academic performance, fostering social inclusion and
confidence (Swanson, Kong and Petcu, 2018). Individualised learning allows students to learn as
per own convenience with teacher direction. The assessment is based on learner of Earlier
Primary School that have objective of working together for building brighter future.
The assessment is prepared in three tasks. Task 1 covers differences and similarities
between mentoring, coaching and teaching. It further summarises responsibilities of entailed
role, effectiveness of role to help students in achieving goal and reviews processes that are part
of one to one coaching, teaching and mentoring in context of emotional and other benefits for
students. At same time, Task 2 includes five strategies that are used to assist students and review
of resources that are required for an effective multi-agency approach and factors which influence
referral process. In task 3, effectiveness of own practice is analysed and five point action plan is
developed.
TASK 1
a. Analysing similarities as well as differences among teaching, coaching and mentoring. Also,
summarising responsibilities that the role entailed
Teaching
Teaching refers to the organised procedure in which people learn skills together with
knowledge for definite purpose (Palfreyman, 2018). It is related to developing a specific skill at
desired standard through practice and instruction. In Earlier Primary School, teaching is the
action which enhances skills of learners to complete studies.
Coaching
Coaching is defined to form of development wherein an experienced person supports
learners in attaining particular personal and professional objective through providing training
together with guidance. Within Earlier Primary School, coaching is about unlocking potentials of
learner for maximising own performances. It assist them to learn despite of teaching learners.
Mentoring
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