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Peer reviewedInvernizzi, Marcia; Rosemary, Catherine; Juel, Connie; Richards, Herbert C. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 1997
Analyzes the first three cohorts of a one-to-one community volunteer tutorial program, an integral part of the Charlottesville (Virginia) City Schools' plan to ensure that all first- and second-grade children learn to read. Demonstrates that two sessions of one-on-one tutoring per week by a trained, supported, and supervised community volunteer…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, High Risk Students, Primary Education, Program Effectiveness
Download full textMeier, Joanne D.; Invernizzi, Marcia – 1999
A study implemented and evaluated the Book Buddies model using National Service volunteers as tutors for high-risk first-grade students in a high-poverty urban setting. Using a design with a randomly assigned control group, results show that tutoring sessions produced clear effects. Children who received 40 Book Buddies lessons significantly…
Descriptors: Grade 1, High Risk Students, Primary Education, Program Effectiveness
