Intervention in School & Clinic articles from November 2007

Intervention in School & Clinic archives from November 2007

Innovations in peer tutoring: introduction to the special issue.
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The common use of the term innovation refers to the creation of a novel device or process as a result of experimentation and study. Peer tutoring is not novel, nor is it a new concept. However, through research and...

Tutoring system innovations: past practice to future prototypes.(Report)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This article discusses the progression of tutoring system innovations from informal, dyadic, and subjectively evaluated arrangements to more formally arranged configurations that emphasize training, application, and...

Adapting peer tutoring for learners who are deaf or hard of hearing.(Report)
November 1, 2007... The purpose of this article is to present a classwide peer tutoring (CWPT) model successfully implemented with children who are deaf. Classwide peer tutoring is relatively easy to implement and is both teacher- and student-friendly. A large and...

"Who's on first?" Using sports trivia peer tutoring to increase conversational language.(Report)
November 1, 2007... As a growing number of students with disabilities are included within general education environments, it is important to plan ahead for the new and exciting social opportunities they will encounter in these environments. In addition to teaching...

Peer-mediated teaching and students with learning disabilities.(Report)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Peer-mediated instruction holds particular promise as an effective educational strategy for children with learning disabilities. When properly implemented, peer-mediated instructional approaches permit active...

Tutoring with technology.
November 1, 2007... Peer tutoring is an evidence-based strategy used across a wide range of age groups and settings. Teachers may find it challenging to successfully pair students for tutoring because the tutor must be able to evaluate the tutee's response as...

African American parents: improving connections with their child's educational environment.(Diversity Dispatch)(Report)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Despite the known advantages of parental involvement in education, weak connections still exist between African American parents and their child's school. Parental involvement has many positive benefits for students;...

Teaching mathematics vocabulary to diverse groups.(What Works for Me)
November 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (PSSM; National Council of Teachers of Mathematics [NCTM], 2000) documents the scope and sequence of mathematics to be taught, how it should be taught, and how it...