This study examines the effectiveness of minimally trained tutors providing a highly structured tutoring intervention for struggling readers. We screened students in Grades K-6 for participation in an after-school tutoring program. We randomly assigned those students not meeting the benchmark on a reading screening measure to either a tutoring…

Sex education in Beaverton (Oregon) is provided through a volunteer, after-school program set up and administered by parents. This article discusses the program's controversial origins and its present success. (WD)

Changing dynamics of the American family is putting pressure on public schools to provide after-school programs (ASPs). These programs can help children learn positive social skills and receive help with academic subjects in safe, caring, and enjoyable environments. This report provides analysis of a survey of 800 public school principals that was…

The Clarkstown Tutoring Service, a student peer-tutoring program in the Clarkstown (a middle to upper-middle suburban community), New York, school district received hundreds of tutees in grades 7 through 12 but very few in grades 1 through 6. A plan was devised to double the number of public elementary students tutored from 33 to 66 by June 25,…

This report evaluated the Harlem Parents School Community Program designed to provide individual tutorial assistance to 80 elementary school students who were two or more years below grade level in reading and mathematics. Tutoring sessions were held at a neighborhood center Monday through Thursday afternoons and evenings. Workshops and cultural…

Describes an extended school day program in the Dade County (Florida) schools that was tested on 4,000 Title I eligible elementary students. In all but one case, the pilot groups surpassed the achievement of children in regular Title I programs. (Author/IRT)

A Virginia elementary school's On-a-Roll program tutors 63 low-achieving students (grades 4-6) from minority, low-income families for 70 minutes after school on Wednesday and Thursday. Students take turns being tutored in reading and math homework and working on software strategies for solving math problems in the computer lab. Volunteer tutors…

Describes the Young Writers' Workshops -- community-based Saturday writing seminars held for the elementary students of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. (SJL)

Investigated child and family experiences with after-school care programs. Examined 5- to 12-year-olds' experiences, including satisfaction with activities and organization, friendship and homework patterns, and the impact of care on family relationships. Found that patterns of participation in after-school care are closely aligned with the…

Provides suggestions for after-school care providers to help their programs survive and to create a program attentive to children's needs. Focuses on classroom behaviors, space arrangement, change implementation, and plans of action. Provides suggestions for learning centers and materials; includes a list of further resources. (SD)

An after-school tutorial program in which high school students assisted failing elementary school children with reading and homework 2-4 hours a week is described. The children, grades 3-6, were from low-income families, many from minority groups, and were taught in nine centers staffed by a master teacher and several tutors. The program began in…

This discussion paper provides background information on credentialing, raises issues in the area of credentialing for out-of-school time programs, and suggests the important decisions that need to evolve in the out-of-school time field. The first part of the paper defines credentials, describes traditional and changing concepts of credentialing…

This document introduces science center educators to a new partnership model based on lessons learned during a 3-year national pilot project to support collaboration between six urban science centers and over 30 community-based after-school programs. The collaboration tested and refined an innovative curriculum challenging children to build…

This paper focuses on some of the "how to's" of professional development for the field of out-of-school programs. The paper examines some of the training experiments in the out-of-school time field and considers questions and issues that must be addressed to create an accessible, viable, and useful system of professional development for…

Describes an elementary school foreign language program in Oklahoma. Classes are taught before and after school by parents, and costs are borne by individual tuition payments. Students learn to correlate words with actions and take part in foreign language games, songs, and dialogues. (TE)