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Pletcher, Bethanie; Robertson, Phyllis; Sullivan, Maureen – Reading Horizons, 2019
The purpose of this study was to explore the operations of a sample of university-based reading clinics in order to better understand their functions and practices and to inform the planning for the authors' own clinic. This study was carried out in two phases. In Phase I, the authors conducted Internet searches and contacted knowledgeable…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, College Faculty
Osguthorpe, Russell T. – Exceptional Parent, 1985
The author describes a project in which disabled students are trained to tutor nondisabled students. The advantages of such an approach are considered. Tutoring is described in resource rooms, total class approaches, and as a "ripple" model which begins small and expands. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Peer Teaching, Program Development
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Webb, Michael; Schwartz, Wendy – PTA Today, 1988
Students in effective peer tutoring programs consistently achieve at higher rates than those in other learning situations. Benefits to learners, tutors and teachers are described, and a step-by-step plan for establishing a peer tutoring program is presented. (IAH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Peer Teaching, Program Development, Tutorial Programs
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Waugh, Ruth; Priddle, Betsy – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1978
The article outlines five steps to follow in implementing a successful tutor program for children with special educational needs. (SBH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Handicapped Children, Program Development
Krouse, James; And Others – Exceptional Education Quarterly: Peer Relations of Exceptional Children and Youth, 1981
Among procedural considerations in planning a peer tutoring program are tutor and tutee selection (examining age, sex, socioeconimic, cultural, and racial factors); tutor training; and program monitoring. Ethical considerations include stigmatization of the tutee. Future research issues should focus on long term effects and optimal tutor-tutee…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics, Peer Teaching
Allan, John A. B. – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1978
Literature on peer tutors and peer helpers with handicapped and nonhandicapped students is reviewed and a model is proposed for the establishment and supervision of peer helpers. Steps include identification of needs; selection of helpers; preparation of helpers; the process of helping, recording, supervision, and evaluation. (Author)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Peer Relationship
Fager, Jennifer – 1996
This booklet is part of a series of reports on "hot topics" in education. When educators build on informal tutoring processes and create organized processes of tutoring, it can become a powerful tool for learning, whether it is peer tutoring, cross-age tutoring, or parent/volunteer tutoring. Tutoring benefits students, who receive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
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Miller, Linda J.; And Others – Preventing School Failure, 1993
A systematic process for planning, implementing, and maintaining peer-tutoring interventions is presented. Academic and social benefits of peer tutoring are briefly documented. The process includes four components: planning, training, monitoring/evaluation, and problem solving. (DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention, Learning Problems, Peer Teaching
Svicarovich, John, Ed. – 1974
It is the intent of this manual to show how a volunteer tutoring program can be implemented and maintained in any community that desires to individualize institutional learning programs through tutoring. The manual attempts to describe the requirements and development of a tutoring program in generic terms; however, it often cites examples from…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Individualized Programs, Program Development
Jenkins, Joseph R.; Jenkins, Linda M. – 1981
The monograph focuses on tutoring as a means of improving achievement in handicapped and disadvantaged students. Chapter 1 looks at some of the factors which detract from instructional time, and points out some of the benefits of tutoring which are supported by research. Peer or cross age tutoring is discussed in Chapter 2 in terms of academic…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Robbins, Pam – 1991
Issues in the implementation of peer coaching, a collaborative process for teacher improvement, are examined in this booklet. Included are a definition of peer coaching; a discussion of a variety of peer coaching activities; an outline of specific observation, data collection, and conferencing strategies; guidelines for designing a site-based peer…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education, Peer Teaching, Program Development
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1989
This document begins with a paper titled "Accommodating for Greater Student Variance in Local Schools" by Jacqueline Thousand and Richard Villa, which identifies the fundamental characteristics of successful heterogeneous public schools and describes specific examples of educational and organizational practices that enable schools to accommodate…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Heterogeneous Grouping
Sowell, Virginia; And Others – 1978
The literature on peer tutoring is reviewed, and guidelines are offered for developing a peer tutoring program for handicapped students. Research on peer tutoring is examined in terms of rationale, special education benefits, affective change, and academic gains. Aspects of program development considered include administrative arrangements,…
Descriptors: Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicapped Children, Peer Teaching
Foster-Harrison, Elizabeth S. – 1997
This pamphlet describes the key elements necessary for a successful schoolwide or classroom-based tutoring program, explores the benefits for tutors and tutees, and explains the steps that are necessary for the effective training of tutors. The first section looks at peer and cross-age tutoring, including terms and definitions and the benefits of…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Peer Teaching, Program Development
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Brown, Judy A. – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1993
This article summarizes the literature on peer, cross-age, and reverse-role tutoring as an intervention with students with learning disabilities, discusses the effects of reverse-role tutoring on reading achievement and perception of self-worth of tutors, and outlines critical components necessary for a successful tutoring project. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Intervention
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