Youth Tutoring Youth is an after school (or summer) tutorial program in which 14 and 15 year old In-School Neighborhood Youth Corps enrollees earn money by helping younger children enjoy reading, writing and other skills of expression. The program involves community members as supervisors, aides, tutors and tutees. This manual is divided into two…

A pilot program, established at Griffin Creek School (Medford, Oregon) from September 1970 to June 1971, consisted of five Laubach-trained volunteer reading tutors, an experimental group of five fifth- and sixth-grade boys, and a control group of eighteen boys and girls in a regular classroom. The experimental boys, reading at a second- or…

A summer project designed to teach reading readiness skills to disadvantaged preschoolers is described. Thirty five five-year-olds attended the program three hours a day, five days a week, for six weeks. The Vanguard Instructional Model used involved contingency management, individualized instructional materials and the extensive use of student…

This report offers an objective analysis of persistence, performance, and costs of the Extended Opportunity Services Program for minority and low-income students at Santa Barbara Community College during the fall 1970 semester. The program includes tutorial services, recruiting and special counseling, and direct student financial aid from state…

This review of the literature on student tutoring considers four questions: 1) are there patterns of cross-age, cross-culture, or cross-ability which increase or decrease the tutoring effectiveness? 2) does a highly-structured, controlled program mean better results than informal tutoring? 3) is the level of learning actually raised for both tutor…

A study was conducted to present an outline program for the training of tutors (adult educators). The present state of tutor training in Europe is considered. Major topics of discussion are: (1) Types of tutor training and general trends, (2) Main features of tutor training, (3) Aims and methods of tutor training. A total of 16 training units are…

Within the framework of individualized instruction, a study explored: 1) the effects on performance when students either know or do not know how much time it has taken others to complete the same task, and 2) the importance of the concept of "peer tutor." Students enrolled in two sections of a class in utilization of educational media participated…

THIS IS THE TUTORIAL PROGRAM OF THE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. THE OBJECTIVES WERE TO (1) IMPROVE PUPILS' ATTITUDES TOWARD TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS, (2) IMPROVE PUPILS' SELF-CONCEPTS IN THE AREAS OF ACADEMIC ABILITY, AND (3) INCREASE PUPILS' GENERAL LEVEL OF PHYSICAL HEALTH. THE TUTORING…

In order to improve the policies governing the El Camino College (California) Peer Tutoring Program, a survey instrument reflective of potential policy issues and concerns was constructed and then administered to the entire population of tutors (n=75) in order to learn their opinions concerning seventeen policies and conditions. The study design…

Describes a CAI program introduced for training clerical staff at the University of Nebraska. Explains this new method of training and identifies its advantages over the old method. Cites a lesson designed for administrative forms as an example. (GA)

A skills program aimed at maintenance and custodial staff addresses often-neglected needs through a collaborative process using undergraduate student teachers as tutors. (Author)

A model of the hierarchy of the tutoring processes and a review of related research. (DAG)

A sample of 36 hyperactive boys between the ages of 7 and 12 was tutored individually for two months in a classroom setting. Interactions among two types of behavior change treatments, two levels of causal attributions, and two levels of medication were examined with regard to two dependent variables. (JMB)

The Lake Washington School District (WA) has developed a successful peer tutoring program for elementary and secondary students. Identifies the characteristics of successful tutoring programs, how to start a program, recruitment and scheduling needs, selection of tutors and learners, and how to maintain tutor involvement. Includes a table and…

Discusses the effectiveness of using prompting in computer assisted instruction and time delay fading of such prompts to teach new skills to students who have difficulty learning by traditional methods. A CAI tutorial program which uses these techniques to teach time-telling skills is described. (MBR)