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Winter, Sam – British Journal of Special Education, 1991
The success of the Paired Reading (PR) technique is examined, and a study involving 43 pairs of Hong Kong students (ages 10-11) in a PR project is reported. It is concluded that the projects' success may not lie in the technique itself but in improving tutees' motivation, confidence, and self-esteem as readers. (JDD)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades, Peer Teaching, Performance Factors
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Bessai, Frederick; Cozac, Con – Reading Teacher, 1980
Results of a Canadian study show that students with mild to medium reading disabilities benefited from tutorial remediation and continued to make normal progress the next nine months. (Author/RL)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Grade 6, Intermediate Grades
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Fresko, Barbara – Educational Studies, 1996
Summarizes a study that utilized path analysis to examine the effects of tutor-tutee intimacy, tutoring conditions, and background variables on overall tutor satisfaction. Reveals higher satisfaction among tutors reporting greater intimacy with tutees. Discusses those variables affecting intimacy including ethnicity, same-sex pairing, and ease of…
Descriptors: Empathy, Foreign Countries, Identification (Psychology), Individual Instruction