NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ634983
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0952-3383
Raising Reading Standards--The Reading Partners Approach: Cross-Age Peer Tutoring in a Special School.
Nugent, Mary
British Journal of Special Education, v28 n2 p71-79 Jun 2001
This article describes a cross-age peer tutoring program in reading developed and implemented at a special school for students (ages 8-18) with moderate learning difficulties in Ireland. Evaluation studies indicate multiple benefits accruing to both the learners and the helpers including progress in reading, enhanced feelings of self-worth, and more positive attitudes toward school. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Moderate Mental Retardation, Outcomes of Education, Peer Teaching, Program Effectiveness, Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction, Self Esteem, Special Schools, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Ireland