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Boland-Willms, Annette – 1991
A practicum report addressed the problem of lack of interest in the literacy of young readers and the need to motivate them to want to read. A cross-age peer-tutoring program was established where primary students were paired with upper intermediate grade students who displayed positive reading attitudes and habits. The tutoring pair worked…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Cross Age Teaching, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades
