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Rossi, Timothy P. – Reading Impr, 1969
Examines HELP, a tutorial program in Jersey City, New Jersey, which utilizes high school students as reading teachers for disadvantaged grade school students. The student teachers had only average academic ability and limited training, but results suggested that both students and teachers gained significantly from the experience. (RW)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students, High School Students, Instructional Innovation
Marcus, Marie – Reading Impr, 1969
Presents the tutorial method of remedial reading instruction used in the Language Arts Center at Louisiana State University, New Orleans. College students majoring in elementary education worked with 8 to 16-year-olds to establish reading skills and more positive attitudes. A personal approach seemed to produce better results than the normal…
Descriptors: College Students, Interpersonal Relationship, Problem Solving, Psychological Characteristics