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Bode, Barbara – Journal of Current Social Issues, 1975
This article describes several community and parent programs which have been developed to meet children's needs in such areas as day care, nutrition, and tutoring. (BRT)
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Child Advocacy, Citizen Role, Community Programs

Waldrop, Mitch – Chemical and Engineering News, 1979
In this program, engineering students who have proven to be excellent writers are trained to give individual help to other students. (BB)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Engineering Education, Individualized Instruction, Science Education

Holliday, Frances B.; Edwards, Carole – Educational Leadership, 1978
A Chicago project used the concept of the extended Black family and the interdependence that exists within that relationship to develop a peer-group/cross-age tutoring program as a strategy for teaching and/or reinforcing reading skills. (Author)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Black Students, Cultural Influences, Elementary Education

Budz, Judith; Grabar, Terry – College English, 1976
Found that classroom instruction was more effective than a tutorial approach to freshman English. (DD)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research

Ehly, Stewart W.; Larson, Stephen C. – Elementary School Journal, 1976
A discussion of the implementation of peer tutoring programs in the elementary school with emphasis on the choice of tutor, tutor training, and supervision of the tutoring pair. Advantages of peer tutoring are outlined. (GO)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Innovation

Shapiro, Leonard – American Mathematical Monthly, 1977
The Individualized Supplementary Calculus Instruction (ISCI) Program is a computer-based tutorial resource in use on several campuses and by large companies needing to train employees in calculus. Evaluation showed ISCI to be effective, especially with students who report little talent for mathematics. (SD)
Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Evaluation
Harris, Joellen – Techniques, 1987
The group dynamics of a peer tutoring program using three (instead of the traditional two) students helps learning-impaired students in both academic achievement and social development. Two students are learners, while the third serves as teacher. (CB)
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Competence, Learning Problems, Models

Moore, Vanessa; Callias, Maria – Educational Psychology, 1987
Reports a case study of an instructional program developed for a nine-year-old boy who was a severe underachiever in both spelling and reading. The program used a structured, systematic instructional approach along with token reinforcement. Both reading and spelling showed improvement that was sustained beyond the treatment period. (Author/JDH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Children, Corrective Reading, Learning Problems

Harp, Bill – Reading Teacher, 1988
Cites personal experience and research which supports peer group work in spelling, noting this method provides an opportunity to create linkages between reading, writing, and spelling instruction. Suggests strategies for implementing an individualized spelling program. (NH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Individual Needs, Language Acquisition, Language Arts

Woodward, John; And Others – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1986
The review of four recent studies which examined the effects of instructional design variables in computer assisted instruction (drill and practice, tutorial, and simulation) for mildly handicapped secondary students found statistically significant differences for the experimental treatments in three of the studies indicating the importance of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Drills (Practice), Instructional Design, Instructional Effectiveness

Bobko, Edward – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1984
Discusses the role and activities of student tutors in an undergraduate organic chemistry course. Points out that such tutors must be used as a complement to the classroom lecturer, not as a substitute. (JN)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Organic Chemistry, Science Education
Haynes, Melvin, Jr.; Pittman, Ezell – Journal of Non-White Concerns in Personnel and Guidance, 1976
Discusses a study assistance program developed and implemented predominantly for black students at the postsecondary level. Also examines how the college counseling center has helped to minimize dual problems in the program. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Guidance Centers, Higher Education

Graves, Michael F.; Patberg, Judythe P. – Journal of Reading Behavior, 1976
Descriptors: Adolescents, Junior High Schools, Program Effectiveness, Reading Difficulty
Orlando, Richard – 1998
This tip sheet offers guidelines for instructors who are working with a tutor for a student who is deaf or hard of hearing. It is assumed that the tutor is not fluent in sign language, the student's primary mode of communication is signed communication, tutoring interactions do not take place in the classroom, and the tutor is either a teaching…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), College Students, Deafness, Hearing Impairments

Morrison, Connie Strong – Reading Horizons, 1974
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)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs