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Barganski, Linda M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of the study was to understand reading tutors' perceptions of the effectiveness of tutorial programs on reading achievement of at-risk students in a South Texas school district. Fifty-eight reading tutors tutoring at-risk students in grades 3-8 were asked to complete a survey entitled "Reading Tutor Survey" and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Tutorial Programs, Reading Achievement, Phonemic Awareness
Wasik, Barbara A. – 1997
The America Reads challenge makes a national commitment to the goal that every child will read independently and well by the end of the third grade. The primary means of achieving this goal is to place one million volunteers in schools to tutor children in reading. However, little is known about the effectiveness of using volunteer tutors in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Disadvantaged Youth, Outcomes of Education