Describes the support services offered by MENTOR, a national provider of treatment foster care services for children and adolescents with severe emotional and behavioral disabilities. MENTOR provides individualized residential services in host homes. The trained host/caregiver also provides both in- and out-of-the-classroom school assistance that…

Classwide peer tutoring (CWPT) is described as a potential tool for preventing early school failure, with emphasis on three areas relevant to its successful classroom implementation: (1) the classroom program; (2) the administrative model; and (3) implementation quality assessment. Studies showing CWPT's long-term positive effects on academic…

This article describes a federally funded model self-determination project for students with severe emotional disabilities/behavioral disorders (SED/BD). The project promotes self-determination through instruction in problem solving, self-assertiveness, and self-management skills, and utilizes cross-age peer tutoring involving college students…