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Can Minimally Trained College Student Volunteers Help Young At-Risk Children Read Better?
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Fitzgerald, Jill – Reading Research Quarterly, 2001
Finds that at-risk first and second graders made statistically significant gains in instructional reading level that was attributable to tutoring by minimally trained America Reads Challenge college students. Finds that the greatest impact was in affecting children's ability to read words, and that most of their growth occurred during the second…
Descriptors: College Students, High Risk Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Primary Education
Preventing Early Reading Failure with One-to-One Tutoring: A Review of Five Programs.
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Wasik, Barbara A.; Slavin, Robert E. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1993
Reviews 16 studies of 5 1-to-one tutoring models (Reading Recovery, Success for All, Prevention of Learning Disabilities, the Wallach Tutoring Program, and Programmed Tutorial Reading) used with at-risk first graders. Finds (1) substantial positive effects of tutoring; (2) effects of tutoring are generally lasting; and (3) results were more…
Descriptors: Grade 1, High Risk Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Literature Reviews
When Less May Be More: A 2-Year Longitudinal Evaluation of a Volunteer Tutoring Program Requiring Minimal Training.
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Baker, Scott; Gersten, Russell; Keating, Thomas – Reading Research Quarterly, 2000
Describes "Start Making a Reader Today" (SMART), a volunteer tutoring program that helps K-2 students at risk of reading difficulties. Finds that the program improved students' word reading, reading fluency, and word comprehension, though level of performance at end of second grade was still much lower than that of average-achieving…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Longitudinal Studies, Primary Education, Program Descriptions