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Pope, Lillie – 1976
This manual contains specific guidelines for setting up a viable tutorial program, for training the tutors, and for enlisting volunteers in such a program. Part one describes the specific, technical problems that will be faced by those who set up and direct the program. Part two discusses the training of tutors. Part three contains samples of the…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Guidelines, Lay Teachers, Programed Tutoring
Kornblau, Esther; Kruuse, Myrna – 1979
Intended as a guide to aid inservice teachers and school administrative personnel in developing an effective program for the utilization of school volunteers, this document discusses the merits of a volunteer program and provides concrete suggestions for program design and implementation. Five steps towards a volunteer program delineated by the…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Program Development, School Community Programs, School Community Relationship
Peer reviewedBrehm, Dorothy – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1984
Describes Portland Community College's Volunteer Tutoring Program and its role in adult basic education, developmental instruction, home instruction, and supplementary basic skills assistance. Includes information on tutor recruitment and training and tips for volunteer tutors. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Content, Program Descriptions, School Community Relationship
Download full textSmith, Arthur E. – 1996
Two literacy programs based at the State University of New York, College at Brockport (SUNY-Brockport) universities have achieved some success, but both programs have changed, for various reasons. University students have much to gain from their involvement in literacy programs, including the satisfaction of helping others, the opportunity to…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, College Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedRidge, Aldema A. – Clearing House, 1982
Describes the Senior Adult Volunteer Program of the Howard County, Maryland, public school system, which brings older adults and middle school students together in a tutoring situation. Reports that the program has produced student gains in both the cognitive and affective domains. (FL)
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Middle Schools, Older Adults, Program Descriptions
Newmark, Gerald; Melaragno, Ralph J. – 1969
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…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Discussion Groups, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
Macy, Rita – 1989
STRIDE (Success Through Reading Improvement and DEvelopment) is a literacy program developed in 1986 by Crowder College, located in the rural Ozarks of southwestern Missouri. Serving all age groups with trained literacy tutors ranging in age from 11 to over 60, STRIDE has been built on five main activities: (1) develop a philosophy that is…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Colleges, Community Programs, Community Services
