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Peer reviewedParker, Richard; Hasbrouck, Jan E.; Denton, Carolyn – Preventing School Failure, 2002
Suggestions for tutoring students with reading comprehension problems include careful selection of books with readable text segments, use of comprehension strategies such as paraphrasing brief sections, and reading to find specific information. Several reading comprehension strategies for students are summarized. (Contains 7 references.) (DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties
Peer reviewedMathes, Patricia G.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1994
Peabody Classwide Peer Tutoring is presented as an innovative, research-based instructional alternative that gives teachers greater flexibility to accommodate diversity while increasing students' opportunity to engage actively in meaningful, strategy-based reading practice. During 35-minute tutoring sessions, students participate in partner…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Peer Teaching, Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties
Download full textAvant, Glen R.; Weber, Margaret B. – 1979
Nineteen students, ranging in age from 8 to 18, served as subjects in an investigation of the effect of an individualized reading tutorial program on the locus of control (LOC) and locus of evaluation (LOE) of children with reading disabilities. Over a 12-week period, the subjects received from 24 to 60 50-minute sessions of individualized reading…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluative Thinking, Individualized Programs, Locus of Control
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
Berger, Gertrude – 1988
The current state of computer assisted instruction (CAI) in kindergarten through grade 12 is discussed. Four formats for CAI--drill, practice, tutorial, and simulation--are defined, and a set of criteria for distinguishing between effective and ineffective CAI are described. Comparisons are made between human and computer tutors. In response to…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Courseware, Drills (Practice)
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 15 titles deal with the following topics: methods for teaching students of English as a second language and remedial students in freshmen composition courses; Maryland community college English teachers' backgrounds and attitudes…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Compensatory Education, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Practices
