Part of a section, "4 Reading Techniques that Work.

Part of an eight article review of "Student Involvement .

Listed separately by grade level (K-6) are activities for promoting National Library Week. Included are sewing projects, puppetry, murals, wood projects, bumper stickers, and pairing older with younger students. (KC)

Findings indicated that the children assigned different competencies to disabled and nondisabled persons and that these differences decreased after the children were given the opportunity to interact with a disabled older child. (DB)

Describes several shared reading activities that pair up older and younger elementary level students. (MM)

Reviews research that confirms the author's beliefs that cross-age tutoring programs are very successful programs. Identifies three major components in successful cross-age tutoring programs: (1) planning the tutoring program; (2) training for the tutors in interpersonal skills, management skills, and content skills; and (3) tutoring techniques…

"Caring School Community"[TM] ("CSC") is a modified version of a program formerly known as the "Child Development Project" ("CDP"). The "CSC" program has been recently revised to eliminate some elements of the "CDP" that were shown in evaluation studies to be inconsistently or poorly…

This article describes sequences of skills for elementary students listed on easy-to-read play cards. (PB)

In the metals program at Rincon High School in Tucson, Arizona beginners in the metalshop can benefit from the assistance of advanced students. (BP)

Describes a cross age tutoring program which improves the reading skills of all students involved and makes the learning process more humanistic. (RB)

Findings are reported on a three year cross-age tutoring program in which undergraduate dental hygiene students and college students from other disciplines trained upper elementary students to tutor younger students in the techniques of dental hygiene. Data includes pre-post scores on the Oral Hygiene Index of plaque for both experimental and…

This annotated bibliography is an effort to provide educators and researchers with a comprehensive listing of current resources, information, and research concerning peer and cross age academic tutoring by students, together with a selection of references on related topics of cross age interactions, tutoring in general, and the use of…

It is possible that the student himself may be a valuable resource in the individualization of instruction in the elementary school. This study paired a fourth grade student with a sixth grade student who had a similar reading skill level. The pair then used a kit of auto-instructional materials designed to teach elementary school science.…