The first step in a peer tutoring cycle is greeting and setting a learning environment. After greeting the student in a friendly manner, the tutor should set a positive and task directed learning environment by arranging the seating in a useful way and encouraging the tutored student to open his book, organize his pens, pencils and notepads and other study materials.
In the next step, the tutor will use questions to properly definer the student's problems and concerns, describe a detailed procedure the session will follow for studying the subject matter and engage the student in a general explanation of the basics of the subject matter and sources of information for the subject matter.
The next step in the cycle is to break the information into easily understandable portions, such as steps to solving a math problem, and begin to explain each portion of information to the student. In this step, the tutor should encourage learning without over explaining or controlling the student's thinking or learning process. Restate the information and evaluate the student's work as needed in a patient manner.
In the next step, the tutor must encourage the student to explain what he has learned about the subject and what process and steps he has learned to complete subject-related tasks. Allow the student to give a full explanation without interruption. The tutor should use the explanation to evaluate the student's learning and understanding of the subject. If the learning is incomplete, return to the previous step. If the learning is complete, progress to the next step.
In the next step of the cycle, the tutor should use positive statements to convey to the student that his understanding of the subject matter is correct. Encourage the student to be proud of his accomplishments and to anticipate learning new material from the subject matter. Restate the benefits of using learning resources such as tutoring.
The tutor peer cycle ends with arranging and preplanning the next session, if necessary, and ending on a positive note by thanking the student for his contributions such as a willingness to learn and preparedness.