Based on an extensive literature search, this paper identifies key actions school administrators may take regarding systems that limit or avoid student referrals for special education services. Findings indicate that referrals may be limited by early intervention strategies and overall improvement of the mainstream educational system. Includes 93…

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)

Offers advice and guidance to those wishing to develop a volunteer tutoring program that costs little and helps many children in need of tutorial assistance in reading. (FL)

The author proposes a new model called "educational partnership" as an alternative framework for educational reform. In this approach, education is seen as a responsibility shared by the home, school, and community. (MD)

Peer tutoring and cross-age tutoring are two student-to-student tutoring methods. Peer tutoring occurs when tutors and tutees are of the same age. Cross-age tutoring refers to older students tutoring younger students. Studies of cross-age tutoring have reported improved academic performance for both tutors and tutees. The present study was…

Students who visit writing labs are often inexperienced writers who need help and even prescriptive teaching. Although some compositionists are leery of including prescriptive help among possible teaching strategies, the writing lab tutor's position as advisor rather than judge helps students accept the suggestions as the options they are. As…

A study implemented and evaluated the Book Buddies model using National Service volunteers as tutors for high-risk first-grade students in a high-poverty urban setting. Using a design with a randomly assigned control group, results show that tutoring sessions produced clear effects. Children who received 40 Book Buddies lessons significantly…

Focuses on how writing center directors can use the resource of peer tutors and discusses the rationale for, the selection of, and the evaluation of tutor applicants. (AEA)

Argues that, as the major point of contact with the student writer, an articulate and properly trained peer tutor can transmit valuable insights into the complex process of learning how to write well. (AEA)

The results of this study indicate that there were significant differences in the social behaviors of field dependent and independent students in a personalized system of instruction course. Since students did not differ in achievement, this suggests that social behavior may be one way students adapt to various instructional settings. (SK)

Meeting course objectives, providing examples, presenting organized lessons, and teaching principles seemed to influence a student's willingness to reinvest time. Thus training was offered before the succeeding semester. Results of the semester indicated that the somewhat abbreviated training agenda was adequate. (Author)

After tutoring experience, five college students who tutored handicapped children responded more negatively and 27 tutors of nonhandicapped children responded less negatively to labels, Mentally Handicapped Child and Normal Child, than previously. The former label was more negatively rated than Normal Child. (Author)

Creation of a new Open University (Great Britain) introductory course in technology provided an opportunity to consider study skills as an integral part of the course, linked closely to subject content. Use of study notes and tutor involvement are investigated. (MSE)

Successful disadvantaged college students were used as peer tutor-counselors in a program designed to meet the needs of incoming disadvantaged freshmen. Retention rates were compared to a group of disadvantaged students without peer tutor-counselors. The higher rate of retention by the group utilizing tutor-counselors is discussed along with…

Of the 39 millions Americans with learning disabilities, 60-80% have reading disabilities. Describes techniques that libraries can use in literacy programs: screening of phonological awareness and skills; tutor training with the Orten-Gillingham method, a structured, systematic, multisensory program developing the ability to hear phonemes; and the…