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Haas, Teri; Smoke, Trudy – Journal of Developmental Education, 1990
Recommends instituting conversation workshops to help English-as-a-Second-Language students acquire language competence and factual and cultural knowledge. Reviews Hunter College's workshop program whereby students work with peer tutors in a writing lab discussing various informal and academic topics or the information covered in specific content…
Descriptors: Colleges, Communication Skills, Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Exchange
Condravy, J. C. – 1990
Slippery Rock University's tutor training program, "Learning Together: An Interactive Approach to Tutor Training," was instituted in January 1983 to prepare newly hired tutors to provide academic and study skills assistance to regularly admitted and academically underprepared students. The program, funded jointly by a state Act 101 grant…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Educationally Disadvantaged, Higher Education, Models
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Dougherty, A. Michael; Dyal, Mary Ann – School Counselor, 1976
Describes a tutorial program where volunteer parents tutor junior high students. A preservice training program emphasizing communication skills and tutorial skills is provided by the school counselor. (Author/HMV)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Counselor Role, Individualized Instruction, Junior High School Students
Meredith, Larry D. – 1990
Project Success consists of after-school, weekend, and summer educational programs geared toward minority and disadvantaged students to increase their numbers seeking postsecondary education from the Meadville, Pennsylvania area. The project is funded primarily through the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, whose administration is committed to…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, After School Programs, College Entrance Examinations, Communication Skills