NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Effects of Fourth and Second Graders' Cross-Age Tutoring on Students' Spelling
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Mitchell, Rebekkah J.; Morrison, Timothy G.; Feinauer, Erika; Wilcox, Brad; Black, Sharon – Reading Psychology, 2016
A quasi-experimental study examined some effects of cross-age tutoring on fourth grade tutors' and second grade tutees' ability to spell accurately and correct errors on their own rough drafts. Half of the participating tutors were trained in tutoring skills; half were not. All participants were given pre- and post-assessments. On dictated writing…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Grade 4, Grade 2, Spelling
The Effects of Cross-Age Tutoring on the Reading Ability of First and Second Grade Students
Direct linkDirect link
Anderberg, Rachel G. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The positive effect of early intervention upon the reading abilities of struggling students has been well documented by research. Unfortunately, the current economic situation has eliminated the positions of many interventionists serving in school districts across the country. Cross-age tutoring has been implemented in many places as a replacement…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 2, Early Intervention
When Children Have Something to Say, Writers Are Born
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Stonier, Francis W. – Young Children, 2009
Stonier, a second grade inclusion teacher, wanted to instill a love of writing in all 25 of the children in his class while offering a challenging curriculum for everyone. He made the children's writing meaningful by setting up a writing exchange with high school students. The project, beginning with the second-graders offering critiques of the…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Childrens Writing, Grade 2, Reading Materials
Beyond the Basics: Effective Reading Programs for the Upper Elementary Grades. [Educator's Summary]
Direct linkDirect link
Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (NJ3), 2009
What reading programs have been proven to help students in grades 2-5 to succeed? To find out, this review summarizes evidence on three types of programs designed to improve the reading achievement of students in grades 2-5: (1) Reading Curricula (Curr), such as "Open Court," "Harcourt," "Reading Street" and other standard and alternative…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Reading Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Reading Programs
SHARE and Share Alike
Direct linkDirect link
Baird, Jeffrey Marshall – Teaching Pre K-8, 2006
This article describes a reading comprehension program adopted at J. E. Cosgriff Memorial Catholic School in Salt Lake City, Utah. The program is called SHARE: Students Helping Achieve Reading Excellence, and involves seventh and eighth grade students teaching first and second graders reading comprehension strategies learned in middle school…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Programs, Reading Strategies, Grade 7
Effects of Explicit Reading Strategies Instruction and Peer Tutoring on Second and Fifth Graders' Reading Comprehension and Self-Efficacy Perceptions
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Van Keer, Hilde; Verhaeghe, Jean Pierre – Journal of Experimental Education, 2005
The authors evaluated the effectiveness of explicit reading comprehension strategies instruction, followed by practice in teacher-led whole-class activities (STRAT), reciprocal same-age (STRAT + SA) peer-tutoring activities, or cross-age peer-tutoring activities (STRAT + CA) on 2nd and 5th graders' reading comprehension and self-efficacy…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Reading Instruction