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Parent and Child Tutoring.

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Builder, Philip – Australasian Journal of Special Education, 1987

The article describes the Parent and Child Tutoring (PACT) program in Adelaide, Australia, with children (ages 7 to 14) having severe reading, writing, spelling, mathematics, and attitudinal problems. Both parents attend group workshops and one parent participates in tutorial sessions. The program has been positively received by both parents and…

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Home Programs, Learning Disabilities

An Analysis of In-Home Parent Tutoring Procedures: Effects on Children's Academic Behavior at Home and in School and on Parents' Tutoring Behaviors.

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Thurston, Linda P.; Dasta, Kathy – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1990

Three studies involving tutoring of elementary children are reported. The first demonstrated that eight parents utilized oral reading tutoring procedures successfully after training. The other two found that home tutoring improved math and spelling performance of four children both during tutoring sessions and subsequently in school. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Mathematics Instruction, Outcomes of Education