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ERIC Number: EJ247142
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Apr
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Peers as Tutors in the Mainstream: Trained "Teachers" of Handicapped Adolescents.
Haisley, Fay B.; And Others
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v14 n4 p224-26 Apr 1981
Five components were identified as crucial to the success of the mainstreamed peer tutoring program (selection, training, matching, supervision, and communication with/support for the regular classroom teacher). Data provided support for the conclusion that the on task behavior of tutees improved significantly as a result of the program. (SB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Mild Disabilities, Peer Teaching, Program Effectiveness, Tutoring
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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