Nicole Tutoring 9

Veronika is the second tutee I meet with.  She is a student studying at FSU from Slovakia.  After meeting her, Veronika seems like a very bright student.  She explained some of the difficulties she experiences in the classroom are due to a lack of understanding instructions, questions and the material.  Veronika is in her third semester at FSU.  I asked how she was able to finish two whole semesters with what she believes to be very strong challenges.  She explained that in all of her classes thus far she has made an effort to work and meet with the professors.  Many of the professors have been understanding and will permit her additional time or rephrase questions to simpler English.  She really appreciates all of that but would also like to eventually not need the additional assistance.  She mentioned how she's had some things going on in and has not been very focused on school this semester.  Her grades have reflected her lack of focus.  We have decided in order to help get her back on track we will start working on her English skills utilizing her current class materials.  She is in four rather heavy writing courses so we will have lots of material to work with!