This two-year project used students at the junior and senior high school level as tutors to elementary students in the basic skills of math and reading. Tutor selection was based on continuing interest, attendance, scholastic achievement, and overall attitude toward the program. The final evaluative report includes the following information: (1)…

This is a first-year report of an attempt to create a tutorial community in an elementary school. The goal is a learning community of students, parents, teachers, administrators, and researchers who are expected to work together in planning and conducting instruction. The students will hopefully develop a capacity for self-directed study and…

This articles describes a qualitative research project investigating the effects of participation by preservice teachers in a literacy tutorial early intervention program that was based on a constructivist model utilizing self-reflection and inquiry. Seven recurring themes emerged from the data analysis providing little evidence of growth in…