Describes British program in which adult illiterates are taught individually in the tutor's home. (SP)

Reports experiences with the Keller Plan (a self-paced, student-tutored, mastery-oriented system) in introductory physics, including student reactions to course and comments on how the course is run. Results of the program are favorable, with students reporting more thorough and efficient learning. (PR)

Provides opportunities for high school graduates to improve their own reading skills before entering the State University College at Buffalo by tutoring primary grade inner city children. (MS)

The effects of a peer tutoring procedure on the spelling behavior of a mainstreamed elementary school learning disabled student were investigated. Overall results indicated that the S obtained greater accuracy on the spelling tests during the peer tutoring than baseline condition. Both the tutor and the tutored student claimed improved spelling.…

Examined changes in children's perceptions of the elderly following an intervention in the frequency of contact that school-aged children (N=15) had with old people (N=23). Results suggested that even a relatively brief intervention can modify children's perceptions of the aged. (Author)

As a result of tutors expressing a need to help vocational students more effectively, a model workshop was designed to address questions of tutor roles as advisors and teachers of secondary school clients. Objectives, implementation, and evaluation of the workshop are discussed. (Author/GK)

Describes a method of teaching business communications that cuts down on paperwork and emphasizes the process of writing. Termed the "office tutorial," the method is built upon a series of short, direct conferences between student and teacher. (FL)

Shows that the social dimensions of peer tutoring help students acquire a sense of audience. Shows how peer tutors serve as a link between writer and audience. (RL)

Describes the Writing Place at the State University of New York, Buffalo, a center to which students from all disciplines can go to receive individual help with specific writing problems. (FL)

Argues that peer tutoring is a teaching technique of undeniable but limited usefulness to writing instructors. (RL)

Reviews research on the effects of peer-tutoring on the tutor and asks at what point peer-tutoring changes from an effective learning technique to the exploitation of the tutors. (MKM)