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Burgett, Russell E. – 1972
In a study utilizing high school sophomores with reading problems and their tutors it was found that significant changes occurred when students were taught to identify and classify their own reading errors as a regular part of a corrective and remedial reading program. The instructional program began with the students analyzing their results on a…
Descriptors: Individual Instruction, Oral Reading, Reading Comprehension, Reading Development
Lefevre, Carl A. – 1972
This paper describes "Reading by Patterns," a remedial tutorial program for young adults. The principal aim of instruction is to help students transform their normal fluency in speaking English into a parallel ability to read simple, printed English sentences and paragraphs. As the instruction progresses from the simple noun-verb-noun…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Programed Instructional Materials, Psycholinguistics, Reading Comprehension
Scandura, Joseph M.; Scandura, Alice B. – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1987
Research on structural learning theory is reviewed as a base for designing computer-assisted instruction programs. An intelligent "Rule Tutor" emphasizing diagnosis and remediation for whole number concepts is described. (MNS)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Research
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Wepner, Shelley B. – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1987
Computers can be used to teach reading to reading-disabled students in three modes: the tutor mode, tool mode, and tutee mode. The computer's ability to improve motivation and to provide versatility is examined. A vignette is presented of computer use in the instructional program of a reading-disabled nine-year-old. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education
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Polirstok, Susan Rovet; Greer, R. Douglas – Education and Treatment of Children, 1986
Results of analyzing variables impacting the behavior of four ninth-grade poor-achieving tutors and 20 seventh-grade tutees with reading difficulties found that giving tutor points for reinforcing tutee responses was the most important component of the tutoring package for both tutors and tutees. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Inner City, Low Achievement
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Bale, John; McPartland, Michael – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1986
Reports the results of a 1982 survey of 284 United Kingdom geography students in seeking postgraduate teaching certification. Results indicated that many students' undergraduate courses had failed to include topics required for competency in geography instruction. Implications for college geography courses and teacher training are discussed.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Geography, Geography Instruction
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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
Collins, Kathleen M. T.; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J. – 2001
This study examined the extent to which an After-School Peer Tutoring (ASPT) program in a rural southeastern school district was effective in elevating achievement levels of 89 at-risk middle school students enrolled in the program for one semester. End-of-semester grade was used as a measure of performance. The study also analyzed indicators of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Behavior Problems, High Risk Students
Blakely, Richard – 1995
This report describes activities and accomplishments of a 3-year project at the University of Rhode Island which paired specially trained native-speaking undergraduates with at-risk, linguistic minority classmates to study the content of courses that both were taking together. The native-speaking Fellow is trained in a 3-credit course and then…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Curriculum, English (Second Language)
Bader, Lois A. – 1998
Developed as part of the "Read to Succeed" program that has helped children improve literacy for more than 10 years, this tutor's manual presents information to help tutors help children acquire not only the essential skills of literacy, but also the enjoyment of reading and self-expression. The first part of the manual contains the program goals,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Family Literacy, Learner Controlled Instruction, Literature Appreciation
Orlando, Richard; Gramly, Mary Ellen; Hoke, Janet – 1997
This report examines the current status of tutorial programs for deaf and hard of hearing students at the postsecondary level and offers guidelines for administrators, faculty, and staff. Sections of the report discuss the following aspects of tutoring these students: (1) tutoring as an academic support service; (2) what tutoring provides; (3)…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Deafness, Educational Legislation, Hearing Impairments
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
Rodgers, Emily – 1999
A detailed analysis was conducted of the patterns of interactions between a child and a teacher in a one-to-one reading tutorial setting in the context of the Reading Recovery literacy program. The interactions between a teacher and two of her students were observed, videotaped, and analyzed. The participation of the two students in problem…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Interaction, Literacy
Powers, Donald E.; Camara, Wayne J. – College Entrance Examination Board, 1999
The relationship between coaching and subsequent performance on the SAT I is a complex issue. Overall, anecdotal reports from one or two students and even studies that gauge the effects of coaching by examining the score gains for students who have enrolled in these programs are highly misleading and will not present an accurate picture of the…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Aptitude Tests, Test Preparation, Scores
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Lane, Patrick; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1972
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Cross Age Teaching
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