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Jun, Seung Won; Ramirez, Gloria; Cumming, Alister – McGill Journal of Education, 2010
What does research reveal about tutoring adolescents in literacy? We conducted a meta-analysis, identifying 152 published studies, of which 12 met rigorous inclusion criteria. We analyzed the 12 studies for the effects of tutoring according to the type, focus, and amount of tutoring; the number, age, and language background of students; and the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Tutorial Programs, Meta Analysis
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Gallaher, 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