Described are the development and evolution of a program using hospitalized emotionally disturbed adolescents as tutors for hospitalized elementary students. Noted is the program's beginning when one adolescent worked with a recreation staff member in the elementary program. Reviewed are such program aspects as tutor and tutee selection and…

Describes a cross-age literacy program involving first- and fourth-grade students. Discusses tutorial activities, subject-matter acquisition activities, reading and creative dramatics activities, and writing and book making activities. Notes that the motivation, enthusiasm, and practice the program provided was more than expected. (RS)

The author presents the following steps in providing a Student Helper Program: (1) interviewing teachers; (2) explaining the program and signing up helpers; (3) training the helpers; (4) interviewing younger students; (5) matching helpers and younger students; (6) compiling the master schedule; (7) scheduling reinforcement; and, (8) evaluating the…

Describes the development of an integrated curriculum at Christ the King School in Washington. Highlights the use of a theme around which an entire year's curriculum is based. Explains how learning objectives and skills relevant to the theme are pursued by cross-age instructional groups. Cites positive student and teacher reactions. (DMM)

In this document, the author: (1) describes a two-year study of cross-age teaching; (2) identifies six stages that children go through in learning to teach; (3) applies those stages to case studies of two tutors--one failure and one success; and (4) discusses the implications of the stages for the role of the supervisor in helping children to…

An experiment is described in educational program design involving the use of seventh-grade students in developing and implementing a K-6 cross-grade tutorial/enrichment program in health education. (MJB)

THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: How does a school provide the computer learning experiences for students given the paucity of available funding for hardware, software, and staffing? Here is what one school, Emma W. Shuey in Rosemead, did after exploratory research on computers by a committee of teachers and administrators. The…

The results of a pilot study of a reading tutor program that had as its focus the creation of a suitable reporting system for insuring adequate implementation of the program are discussed in this paper. The use of learning resource teachers (LRTs) to train tutors, select tutees, monitor implementation, and establish home-based reinforcement is…

The author describes an elementary school "each one teach one" tutoring program in Harlem, New York. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of establishing acceptance and credibility before full program implementation can be successful. (MJB)

A program is described in which second-year high school students taught elementary students French, Spanish, or German. The program, begun in 1975 in Memphis City Schools, involved 80 high school students and approximately 1,500 elementary students in the 1977-78 school year. (SW)

Presents three different ideas regarding career education. The first explains how the format of three television game shows can be modified to be used in the career education program. The second describes a trip to the Art Museum. The third describes a cross-age tutoring program which also taught career education skills. (HMV)

The "Writing Buddies" program is designed to allow students from one grade level to write, edit, publish, share, and celebrate their success with peers from another grade level. Students also benefit from the strengths of two teachers and parent volunteers. The role of the teacher is to provide the atmosphere conducive to writing, and to…

High Intensity Tutoring is a cross-age tutoring project for sixth, seventh, and eighth graders. The project features drill in basic reading and math facts and the use of programed workbooks. Teachers distribute candy and other rewards on the basis of points earned by students acting as either tutors or tutees. Tutor-tutee pairs are assigned so…

This pamphlet describes a year-long project that began with the idea of inviting eighth graders to study the thoughts of second graders as shared during literature discussions. It then evolved into a more elaborate project bolstered by the students' enthusiasm and interest in each other. The pamphlet describes the students, establishment of the…

Offering suggestions on setting up and maintaining a cross-age reading program, this book describes teachers' experiences in establishing a cross-age reading program in a multiethnic, multilingual inner-city school in Oakland, California. The book notes that what began as an effort to engage one under-achieving fifth-grade boy evolved into an…