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Massey, Dixie D.; Lewis, Jan – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2011
As teacher educators, we continue to focus on tutoring experiences as ways to help tutors connect coursework to practice. This study presents a preservice tutoring program designed to provide a field-based experience where the tutors would be able to (a) learn about literacy instruction, (b) use a multitude of assessment data rather than…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Tutors, Data Analysis, Literacy
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Jun, Seung Won; Ramirez, Gloria; Cumming, Alister – McGill Journal of Education, 2010
What does research reveal about tutoring adolescents in literacy? We conducted a meta-analysis, identifying 152 published studies, of which 12 met rigorous inclusion criteria. We analyzed the 12 studies for the effects of tutoring according to the type, focus, and amount of tutoring; the number, age, and language background of students; and the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Tutorial Programs, Meta Analysis
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Laczynski, Adela R. – Language Arts, 2006
The author of this article is a young elementary teacher at Rosado Elementary in Richmond, California, on the eastern shore of the San Francisco Bay. She writes this article as a moving memoir describing her experiences as a tutor in literacy programs developed by low-income schools. In order for their students to remember their lessons, they have…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Literacy, Student Motivation, Economically Disadvantaged