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Osguthorpe, Russell T. – Academic Therapy, 1984
Programs in which handicapped students tutor their nonhandicapped peers can enhance the tutors' academic achievement and personal/social growth. Steps to be considered in developing such programs include determining the type of tutoring (peer, cross-age, adult-child, etc.), choosing a content area, training and supervising the tutors, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence
Bader, Lois A. – 1998
Developed as part of the "Read to Succeed" program that has helped children improve literacy for more than 10 years, this tutor's manual presents information to help tutors help children acquire not only the essential skills of literacy, but also the enjoyment of reading and self-expression. The first part of the manual contains the program goals,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Family Literacy, Learner Controlled Instruction, Literature Appreciation
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Davis, Shelly J., Ed.; Knaupp, Jon, Ed. – School Science and Mathematics, 1984
Reviewed is computer software on: (1) classification of living things, a tutorial program for grades 5-10; and (2) polynomial practice using tiles, a drill-and-practice program for algebra students. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algebra, Biology, Classification, Computer Oriented Programs
Rauch, Sidney J., Ed.; Sanacore, Joseph, Ed. – 1985
Intended for use by volunteer tutors who work one-on-one with individuals, this handbook offers information related to successful volunteer programs. The first chapter of the handbook provides a foundation for training volunteer tutors by discussing important qualities for successful reading programs and topics to be considered for instructional…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Program Development, Reading Comprehension
Wade, Pamela J. – 1982
The manual provides an overview of the Burris-Ball State Migrant Education Program and its program components. A general description of the tutorial component, designed to meet the unique educational needs and interests of elementary and secondary migrant students not serviced by other migrant education programs, precedes an explanation of the…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Career Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
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Schick, James B. M. – History Microcomputer Review, 1995
Maintains that most computer tutorials retain a print orientation substituting connected computer screens for the pages of a book. Argues for a more creative use of computers' interactive capability. Presents three model tutorials concerning the Maastricht Treaty and U.S. Constitutional ratification. (MJP)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education
Johnson, Susan – 1977
Designed for teachers and tutors, the handbook discusses setting up a cross-age tutoring program. Topics include tutor responsibilities; the role of resource teachers; tutor contracts; specific relationship-building and tutoring techniques; ideas for tutoring in handwriting; and techniques for tutoring in reading, spelling, and arithmetic. The…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods