A multi-element cross-age tutoring program involved handicapped adolescents as tutors of elementary school handicapped children in areas of reading, language arts, and mathematics. Program evaluation results suggested that the program can be readily implemented in public school districts, and that it is effective in enhancing scholastic…

This paper begins by describing the competing priorities and problems its author/educator encounters when trying to take care of business in the writing center. The paper moves from discussing her firsthand experiences as a scholar interested in both professional writing and the writing center to a study she and a friend did about tutor…

A number of researchers in cognitive science have proposed reasons as to why collaborative learning is more efficient than learning alone. The study of collaborative learning has shifted in focus to the relationship between the process of collaboration itself and the learning results. This study focuses on the latter. The study proposes two…

The author feels that except in the area of academic administration, the personal tutor system in England is not providing an effective service, and in the area of students' emotional and personal problems, may be providing very little service indeed. (Author)

The author addresses himself to some of the more important aspects of residential adult programs. (AN)

Teacher-tutor exchange gives tutor experience of classroom teaching. (IR)

Roger Garrison's tutorial approach to writing instruction was adapted for elementary learning disabled (LD) students. The writing laboratory allowed fourth and fifth grade LD students to write and receive feedback on essays in which they expressed their own thoughts and feelings. (CL)

The Whisman Language Tutor program, a 10-level continuum of language acquisition developed to guide the teaching of syntactical structures through commands and questions, has successfully used learning disabled students as tutors for their non-English speaking peers. (CL)

The literature on involvement programs for parents of learning disabled children was reviewed to discover the types of programs attempted, their results, and their implications. The most common program types were tutoring and counseling. Results for both types were generally positive. (Author)

Annotates 11 articles that display the multiple benefits an effective writing center program provides for the entire academic community. (HOD)

Recounts a teacher's experience using a junior year student in a freshman remedial reading and writing course. Gives some qualifications to look for in a classroom aide. (HTH)

A Saturday session in the Saucon Valley School District, Hallertown (Pennsylvania), including academic tutoring and counseling, is a low-cost effective alternative to suspension. (Author/MLF)

Argues that the meanings that writing center staff members assign to the words "tutor" and "tutee" run directly counter to the common meanings for the terms. Suggests replacing "tutor" with "writing assistant,""writing consultant," or "writing fellow." Suggests replacing "tutoring" with "discussion" or "consulting." Suggests replacing the term…