An assessment was made of the effects of an automated tutoring program in teaching sixth grade disadvantaged children practical reading skills. Nineteen experimental and five control students were randomly selected and tested on 51 practical skills. Experimental students then received automated instruction on 24 of the skills. Correct answering…

Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) is an instructional plan which uses units of material and divides classes of students into small groups, each with a "manager" in charge. The manager is one who has taken the course previously; he acts as a chief proctor who gives oral examinations to the first four students who are ready to pass…

It is the intent of this manual to show how a volunteer tutoring program can be implemented and maintained in any community that desires to individualize institutional learning programs through tutoring. The manual attempts to describe the requirements and development of a tutoring program in generic terms; however, it often cites examples from…

Immaculate Heart College has been awarded a grant by the Office of Education to act as a center and coordinating agent for a prototype tutorial program to prepare adults for CLEP Examinations. The objective is to reach adults within the Los Angeles community who posses the potential for a college degree but who are either unaware of the…

A series of 27 individual three-dimensional, visual-motor tutoring sessions were given to 8 trainable mentally retarded public school children. (BRT)

Presents a structured tutoring system which maximizes the effectiveness of nonprofessionals who serve as tutors for remediation, or for teaching portions of the instruction all students receive. Tutoring can take place either at home or in the school, and aims to accommodate the unique learning characteristics of students. (JEG)

Describes a credit-bearing course at Brooklyn College which trains undergraduates to be peer-tutors in writing. (DD)

Deals with such matters as evaluation of the effect of peer tutoring, tutor training through counseling programs, and the effect of peer tutoring on retention in college. (DD)

The effects of intraclass peer tutoring on vocabulary development were studied in primary level learning disabled students. (DLS)

Argues that sixth form students should be involved in teaching languages to younger students as well as learning the language themselves. The tutorial procedure created enthusiasm for both older and younger students. (CHK)

One-to-one tutoring is an exceptionally effective teaching method. Adding a well-designed peer or cross-age teaching component to an elementary or secondary school program has the potential for significantly augmenting the school's capability to promote academic achievement and interpersonal growth. (LHW)

Asserts that tutoring in a college writing center is an effective way to train future composition teachers. Notes that this experience directly involves process teaching, provides a variety of pedagogical roles, and gives insight into the nature of writing assignments and teacher response. (MM)

Computer tools can help bring about improvements needed in our schools. This paper reviews the special contributions computers can make to education today and discusses capabilities expected in the future. (MT)

Chicago Public Schools' Bureau of Vocational Support Services provides assessment screening, peer tutoring, specialized services for the disabled, an academic resource center, and vocational aides in schools needing bilingual services. During the 1985-86 school year, only two percent of students served by the program dropped out of high school.…