Cross-age tutoring is an educational model where an older tutor is paired with a younger tutee, valued for its economic advantages and capacity to engage participants. This model leads to improvements in both academic performance and behavior, as evidenced by Shenderovich et al. ("International Journal of Educational Research, 76,"…

Describes a tutorial program in which school personnel trained fifth- and sixth-grade pupils to tutor kindergarteners in reading. (WY)

Describes cross-age tutoring experiment in which sixth graders provided individual help and companionship to first-graders. Tutor gains were subject reinforcement, extended creativity, and meaningful personal relationships. (AJ)

Argues that peer-assisted learning is a good option for teachers concerned with providing as much individual help as possible to their students. Describes one such peer tutoring program. (FL)

Describes a six-week experimental cross-age tutoring program involving seventh and eighth graders deficient in reading skills as tutors of kindergarten through sixth grade students also exhibiting deficiencies in reading skills. (TO)

The results of a pilot study of a reading tutor program that had as its focus the creation of a suitable reporting system for insuring adequate implementation of the program are discussed in this paper. The use of learning resource teachers (LRTs) to train tutors, select tutees, monitor implementation, and establish home-based reinforcement is…

Reviews ERIC materials dealing with effective tutoring programs. (FL)

Reviews several programs using students as tutors of younger students. Also lists sources of materials for use in such programs. (TO)

Describes a cross-age tutoring program between middle school and kindergarten and second grade students. (MG)

Describes how fifth grade students can help first graders develop their language skills and also teach other fifth graders how to tutor. Provides a list of picture books for use in the program. (FL)

Describes how high school students tutor elementary school children in a reading program (Author/RB)

Provides resources for teachers who wish to establish programs of peer or cross-age tutoring. (FL)

Relates the experiences of students at Joel E. Ferris High School (Spokane, Washington) who tutored culturally deprived elementary school students. (SW)

In this cross-age tutoring project, severely learning-disabled high school students tutored primary students who were having difficulty with reading. Tutors were trained in good teacher behaviors (giving positive and corrective feedback, avoiding overprompting) and in the use of established techniques for teaching reading. (JDD)