hi, i am tutoring someone tomorrow for the first time

 

he is in 9th grade, learning geometry and english..

 

can anyone recommend me any good books?

 

he never learned any geometry before.

 

and for english, looking for good vocab building/ reading comprehension books

 

thanks

 

also any tips for me? my first tutoring

To teach something, you need to understand it fully yourself. If that's the case, no books are really required beyond their own text books.

try getting one of those revision books for what level examination the student is at. i dont think its a case that you dont know the stuff its the case of you dont know what to teach them. what grade are you in?

for english, "Word Clues" and "Tooth And Nail"

Hmmm.... if you want good books try Raymond Chandellar. Don Quixote is great for advanced reading comprehension.

 

With geo, try starting with lines. Then move onto shapes, angles, trig, etc.

Well, both Geometry for Dummies and Geometry the Easy Way would be good and they are not very expensive.

 

What particularly are you looking for in English?

 

Composition? Reading Comprehension? Grammar?

 

Tools for Thought is a good book for covering the basics.