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Harris, Muriel – English Journal, 1980
Notes the benefits of effective tutoring programs. Discusses the role of the tutor as coach, as commentator, and as counselor. (RL)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
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Waters, Frances R. – English Journal, 1974
A Reading Buddy Program where high school and university students help junior high students who are having difficulty in reading is a method of improving reading skills and the students' self concepts. (JH)
Descriptors: Developmental Reading, Grade 7, Individualized Reading, Remedial Programs
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Marcus, Harriet – English Journal, 1984
Describes how a writing center was established at Oak Knoll School in New Jersey which used honors English students as its staff and how it helped relieve students' negative attitudes towards writing. (CRH)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Interdisciplinary Approach, Peer Teaching, Secondary Education
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Anderson, Jean P. – English Journal, 1970
Relates the experiences of students at Joel E. Ferris High School (Spokane, Washington) who tutored culturally deprived elementary school students. (SW)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Cross Age Teaching, Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students
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Kelly, Patricia; And Others – English Journal, 1984
Recounts a program that organized composition students into writing teams to overcome (1) too much reliance on a teacher, (2) lack of student cooperation, (3) excessive individual competition, and (4) an overall negative atmosphere concerning writing. (CRH)
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Peer Teaching, Secondary Education, Small Group Instruction
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Leahy, Ellen K. – English Journal, 1984
Describes new sources in word processing, proofreading, and text editing that can be used in hands-on computer sessions, analyzing writing samples for and with students. (MM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education