Older children were paired with younger children, on a tutortutee basis, ... to improve reading and language skills, instill self-confidence, and modify behavior of all those involved." (Author)

Parent tutoring was found to be effective in raising the academic performance of elementary school children, and of particular benefit to emotionally disturbed children (affluent or disadvantaged) and to children from depressed areas. (KW)

Three learning disabled students acting as tutors for their peers were able to modify school-related problems (problems of capital letter recognition and the beginning and completion of assignments) of the tutorees using behavior modification techniques. (KW)

This is Part I of a three-part report. (RD)

The study evaluated the effects of four fifth-grade learning disabled (LD) students tutoring one third-grade and three second-grade LD students on word recognition skills. The results indicated that the cross age tutoring procedure was mutually beneficial for the tutors and the tutees. For related information see EC 132 758-768. (Author)

Among procedural considerations in planning a peer tutoring program are tutor and tutee selection (examining age, sex, socioeconimic, cultural, and racial factors); tutor training; and program monitoring. Ethical considerations include stigmatization of the tutee. Future research issues should focus on long term effects and optimal tutor-tutee…

Literature on peer tutors and peer helpers with handicapped and nonhandicapped students is reviewed and a model is proposed for the establishment and supervision of peer helpers. Steps include identification of needs; selection of helpers; preparation of helpers; the process of helping, recording, supervision, and evaluation. (Author)

Identifies features and activities of tutorial programs that contribute to success and examines the nature of successful teaching-learning interactions. Discussion is based on an evaluation of a chemistry tutorial program on the University of Wisconsin--Madison campus. (Author/RAO)

A description is given of a training program for students preparing to be tutors. Tutors are taught to apply clearly specified motivational principles as a part of the tutoring process. (JD)

A case study of inverse tutoring, in which a slow reader in the ninth grade tutored a first grader with speech and reading problems, indicates that both students benefited from the project. (WD)