Show students how far they've come
Templates to discuss your students' progress
Students who feel like they're making progress stay. Students who feel stuck (even when they're actually improving) leave.
The problem is that language learning is slow and incremental, which makes it almost impossible for students to notice their own growth without someone pointing it out.
We recommend using this template on a monthly basis to reflect on your student's progress.
🇬🇧 English
Download the template, then upload it to Preply Canvas to fill it in live with your student.
🇪🇸 Español
Descarga la plantilla y luego súbela a Preply Canvas para completarla en vivo con tu estudiante.
🇫🇷 Français
Télécharge le modèle, puis importe-le dans Preply Canvas pour le compléter en direct avec ton étudiant.
Start with the win
Name one thing that has genuinely improved since you started working together. Not "good progress", but something specific, e.g. "You used the subjunctive naturally in conversation today. you couldn't do that in January." Students are far more receptive to feedback and challenge when they feel celebrated first.
Make it evidence-based
Vague praise fades by the time the lesson ends. Specific observations stick. Use the template to record concrete examples, e.g. a sentence the student constructed correctly, a word they no longer hesitate on, a situation they handled in English that they couldn't before.
End with a shared goal
Close every progress review with: "So what should we focus on next?" Let the student answer first. That one question shifts the dynamic from tutor-led to student-owned, and a student who has helped set their own goal has a reason to come back and see it through.