An Analysis of In-Home Parent Tutoring Procedures: Effects on Children's Academic Behavior at Home and in School and on Parents' Tutoring Behaviors.

Thurston, Linda P.; Dasta, Kathy

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ERIC Number: EJ414968

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Publication Date: 1990

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An Analysis of In-Home Parent Tutoring Procedures: Effects on Children's Academic Behavior at Home and in School and on Parents' Tutoring Behaviors.

Thurston, Linda P.; Dasta, Kathy

Remedial and Special Education (RASE), v11 n4 p41-52 Jul-Aug 1990

Three studies involving tutoring of elementary children are reported. The first demonstrated that eight parents utilized oral reading tutoring procedures successfully after training. The other two found that home tutoring improved math and spelling performance of four children both during tutoring sessions and subsequently in school. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Mathematics Instruction, Outcomes of Education, Parent Education, Parents as Teachers, Program Effectiveness, Reading Instruction, Spelling Instruction, Tutorial Programs, Tutoring, Underachievement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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