Descriptor
| Reading Instruction | 11 |
| Tutorial Programs | 11 |
| Study Skills | 6 |
| Teaching Methods | 5 |
| Word Study Skills | 5 |
| Program Descriptions | 3 |
| Sight Vocabulary | 3 |
| Tutoring | 3 |
| Writing Instruction | 3 |
| Adult Learning | 2 |
| Adult Literacy | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Orbit | 1 |
Author
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 4 |
| Guides - General | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Arizona (Mesa) | 1 |
| Arizona (Phoenix) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Comprehensive Employment and… | 1 |
| Elementary and Secondary… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Davids, Leo – Orbit, 1971
Descriptors: College Students, Low Achievement, Part Time Students, Reading Instruction
Download full textHarris, Connie; And Others – 1977
This paper describes four Arizona schools' peer tutoring programs in reading and study skills for specific content areas. The first, at West High School, stresses training of tutors in self-awareness and specific teaching techniques. A special time is set aside for tutoring; a waiting list attests to the program's success. At Central High School,…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Peer Teaching, Program Descriptions, Reading Instruction
Fowler, Mary Claiborne; Lindemann, Laura M.; Thacker-Gwaltney, Susan; Invernizzi, Marcia – 2002
A study discusses the effects of a second year of one-on-one intervention on the literacy development of struggling second graders. Twenty-six children participated in the study and were assigned to either a second year of intervention or a control group that received no further intervention services. Participants in the intervention group…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Grade 2, Instructional Effectiveness, Primary Education
PDF pending restorationAvant, Glen R. – 1979
Nineteen children, aged 7 through 17, were pretested, individually tutored in reading for 12 weeks, and posttested in a study to examine the effect of an individualized reading tutorial program on the locus of control and locus of evaluation of children with reading disabilities. A reliable, valid measure of locus of control and locus of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Individualized Reading, Learning Disabilities
Brottman, Marvin A. – 1975
The purpose of the program described in this report was to improve reading and other basic skills of third- and sixth-grade children by providing a program in which sixth-grade children tutored third-grade children. Three classrooms of third-grade children and three classrooms of sixth-grade children were involved in this endeavor over a…
Descriptors: Attendance, Cross Age Teaching, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Brantley, Jerry; And Others – 1981
The Basic Skills Program described in this report was developed by Macomb County Community College (MCCC) as a semester-long pre-vocational program for Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) students. Following introductory material, Part I presents a general review of postsecondary developmental education programs for…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Planning, Community Colleges, Counseling
National Association of Independent Schools, Boston, MA. – 1978
Following a conference on reading and study skill development in secondary schools, the seven independent schools involved were asked to describe how they develop the skills needed by their students. The resulting report includes a discussion of the problems involved in teaching study skills and offers descriptions of the following: a small…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Objectives, Individualized Instruction, Junior High Schools
Palmatier, Robert A. – 1976
The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Strader, Susan; And Others – 1975
The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Guyer, Barbara P. – 1989
Higher Education for Learning Problems (H.E.L.P.) is a tutorial program for students at Marshall University (West Virginia) who have learning disabilities. Tutoring in coursework is done by graduate assistants under the supervision of the director or assistant director. Remedial instruction in reading, spelling, and written language is provided by…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities
Lerner, Brenda; And Others – 1975
Designed to assist reading tutors in the Champaign, Illinois, Unit 4 schools, this illustrated guide offers the following: practical suggestions for relating to children and specific teaching techniques for tutoring reading, an explanation of reading readiness and a series of readiness activities; a chapter on word attack skills that considers…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, High Interest Low Vocabulary Books, Individualized Reading, Language Experience Approach
