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Peer reviewedColeman, Susan – Reading Teacher, 1990
Describes a cross-age tutoring program between middle school and kindergarten and second grade students. (MG)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Grade 2, Intermediate Grades, Kindergarten Children
McGrady, Donna S. – 1984
Subjects in this study were 69 fourth-grade students enrolled in a Chapter 1 program who received low scores on a standardized reading comprehension test in the spring of 1982. One group (n=35) received 15 minutes of programed reading tutoring each day throughout the 1982-1983 school year as a supplement to classroom instruction. The Houghton…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Programed Instructional Materials
Ramey, Madelaine – 1990
This report examines the effectiveness of four different instructional models used to deliver compensatory education in 1985-86 in Seattle (Washington) by analyzing "sustained gains" in student achievement. A student's "sustained gain" is the reading or mathematics achievement test score gain between spring 1985 and spring…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction
PDF pending restorationMeroney, Barbara – 1994
A practicum addressed the problem that the traditional Chapter 1 program of a school district had not been effective in promoting literacy growth. The students repeatedly read the same stories with equal lack of success each time. They were not motivated to read or write because the purpose was irrelevant and failure was probable. The strategy…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedGreenwood, Charles R.; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1989
This longitudinal study assessed differences in classroom arrangements (peer tutoring versus teacher instruction) and student behaviors for students of low versus high socioeconomic status (SES). Results with 94 teachers and 416 students indicate that peer tutoring was more effective in increasing academic engagement of low-SES students than…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged
Download full textNew York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1990
The New York City high schools participating in the 1989/90 Peer Tutoring Program demonstrated excellent performance in reaching program objectives. The Peer Tutoring Program serves high school students who have failed to achieve specified levels of achievement in mathematics, reading/writing, or English as a Second Language. Higher-achieving…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention
Chamberlain, Ed – 1993
The Neglected or Delinquent (N or D) Program of the Columbus (Ohio) public schools is designed to provide classroom and tutorial services in the area of language development for pupils served in Chapter 1 eligible facilities for the neglected or delinquent. In the 1991-92 school year, there was one full-time N or D teacher and 16 part-time tutors…
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Compensatory Education, Delinquency, Disadvantaged Youth
