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Evidence That Tutoring Works.
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Department of Education, Washington, DC. Planning and Evaluation Service. – 2001
Research has shown that well-designed tutoring programs that use volunteers and other nonprofessionals as tutors can be effective in improving children's reading skills. Students with below-average reading skills who are tutored by volunteers show significant gains in reading skills when compared with similar students who do not receive tutoring…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Literature Reviews, Peer Teaching