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The Social Contexts of Tutoring: Mentoring the Older At-Risk Student.
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Cobb, Jeanne B. – Reading Horizons, 1998
Examines four case study pairings of college student volunteer tutors with fourth-grade at-risk children. Notes that the efforts of these tutors and their students all resulted in significant literacy gains. Describes in detail the social interactions of these dyads and identifies common themes, characteristics, and categories which emerged from…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College School Cooperation, Cross Age Teaching, Grade 4