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Peer reviewedGallaher, Kelly M.; van Kraayenoord, Christina E.; Jobling, Anne; Moni, Karen B. – Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 2002
Tutoring sessions within a LATCH-ON (Literacy and Technology-Hands On) program were provided to a 19-year-old woman with Down syndrome. Instruction focused primarily on phonics instruction, as well as other decoding strategies. She developed the ability to associate consonant and vowel sounds with letter presentations and to recognize whole word…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Decoding (Reading), Down Syndrome, Foreign Countries
Davies, Scott; Aurini, Janice; Quirke, Linda – Education Canada, 2002
While provincial governments in Canada are increasingly regulating public schools in the name of accountability, more parents are choosing unregulated tutoring businesses or "new sector" private schools. Reasons include a competitive edge, an emphasis on cognitive development, a more personalized environment due to small teacher-student…
Descriptors: Competition, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Individualized Instruction
Peer reviewedYogev, Abraham; Ronen, Rachel – Journal of Educational Research, 1982
The psychological benefits of a high school tutoring program were investigated. Results gathered from questionnaires answered by high school students tutoring junior high school students, both before and after the tutoring experience, indicated that tutors' empathy, altruism, and self-esteem increased as a result of program participation.…
Descriptors: Altruism, Cross Age Teaching, Empathy, Foreign Countries
Download full textSwenson, Tamara, Ed. – JALT Journal, 1996
The two issues of the journal for teachers of English as a second language in Japan include these articles: "What Do JTEs Really Want?" (Wendy F. Scholefield); "Do EFL Learners Make Instrumental Inferences When Reading? Some Evidence from Implicit Memory Tests" (Suzanne Collins, Hidetsugu Tajika); "Function and Structure…
Descriptors: Chinese, College Entrance Examinations, College Faculty, Communicative Competence (Languages)
