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and chemistry in a secondary education environment. (Mastropieri, Scruggs, and Graetz, 2003, p. 107-112). Overall, the study looked to measure the effectiveness of implementing peer tutoring reading strategies to help increase content understanding. For nearly all of the studies chosen by the authors the peer tutoring participants were placed in dyads based on the reading level. Students in humanities-based content areas (ELA, World History, and Social Studies) were given reading where they would answer questions connected to the reading. Students in the chemistry group would rely on quizzing each other with index cards. The results of the study showed increased levels of comprehension among all of the tested content areas, showing that peer …show more content…

Peer tutoring is an intriguing intervention tactic primarily because of its adaptability. It is a practical tool that does not require the teacher to make major alterations to their curriculum. Given the increasing requirements for teachers, this makes peer tutoring even more attractive. Peer tutoring also offers the teacher an opportunity to adapt his or her curriculum to the specific needs of their students. Since the strategy predominantly involves students working in dyads it offers the teacher an opportunity to individualize instruction for students in that …show more content…

Many of these studies show peer tutoring to be incredibly successful on a secondary level however, the breadth of research on the secondary level still pales in comparison to the number of studies conducted at the elementary level. One of the biggest challenges for selecting research articles was trying to find recent studies. Generally, there seems to be less recent research for secondary education and this can lead to issues regarding the true effectiveness of the data. While the data from a study conducted in 2001 or 2003 can be helpful, it is important to take note the vast amount of changes that have taken place within the field of education since those studies have taken

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Additionally, Brian’s parents may want to send his teacher the results of their tutoring sessions every week to show the teacher what they are doing and how they are progressing and have her check and sign off on the work provided. The teacher could also offer recommendations and suggestions for Brian’s parents in regards to their tutoring work. The actual tutoring would take place twice a week, on Tuesday and Thursday evenings with the teacher being sent a report on Friday. On Friday the teacher could send feedback home to the parents and over the weekend the parents could review the feedback and develop the next week’s tutoring

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One strategy that reinforces learning through collaboration is team teaching. In the classroom both teachers are positioned at the front of the classroom with different responsibilities. For example, one teacher may write notes, while the other delivers large group instruction. Through team teaching, both educators can bounce ideas off one another or show students two different methods of solving a problem. This strategy is most effective in a coteaching partnership emphasizing give and take.

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Americans are not good readers. Daniel Willingham makes the general argument that background knowledge can directly aide reading comprehension. Willingham uses evidence and reasoning in order to support his claim. His purpose is to inspire American schools to implement programs to in order to intertwine knowledge into schooling. Willingham establishes an informed tone about schools and students

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This is currently my first year enrolling in Richland College, but the experience is just the beginning. The earliest memory of reading was all the syllabus that each class had before school started. I chose to be in college because I’m striving for a better future, instead of working at a retail store and less pay for all the work I’ve contributed. Being an expert reader can help me out in the long run because it helps me with comprehension and critical thinking when I encounter a real world problem. Now getting in idea of what we are doing in class, I think you are doing just fine helping me prepare for what is ahead of me

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Reading is something that we do every day and all day, no matter what form of reading it may be, perhaps, reading a text, skimming over a tweet, reading a billboard, or even reading a long lengthy passage that was instructed by your professor. When it comes to reading many advantages can be taken away from just the shortest passages. A person who reads more is more likely to be up to date with the latest news, show empathic growth and pro- social behavior. People with little reading experience are less likely to be equipped for the general population, resulting in high school dropouts, unemployment, and a declining social life. The readings Is Fiction Making Us Stupid by Jonathan Gottschall, and Superman and Me by Sherman Alexie are outstanding,

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Reading is an important aspect of a child’s life and it’s crucial to a student’s education and most students and parents neglect to see that reading will make a huge impact during their studies as a student. Rodriguez grew up in a family where reading was never done for fun, rather only when necessary. When he initiated school, he felt that reading was a chore, he also felt lonely and bored

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In “Why University Students Don’t Read: What Professors Can Do To Increase Compliance” Mary E. Hoeft questions whether why students don’t like to read the assigned textbooks. Hoeft found that it is essential to know that there is a multiple of things we can do to boost the completion of reading assignments, for the professors who consider reading completion to be the main component to schooling (qtd. in Hoft 15). Some of these things could include could giving out quizzes, supplementary assignments, and to give reminders and making it interesting at the same time. While Hoeft suggest that reading completion is a team effort between the students and faculty, the emphasis of her argument is on whether students care about what they are reading.

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At Hughes Magnet School, a team conducted a meeting to discuss some educational problems a student was having in a teacher’s classroom. The team came together to decide what the concerns of the teacher are about the student and how to properly help with those concerns. They are called an intervention team and are a group of other educators that will collaborate with the teacher to design an individual plan for that student. The purpose of the meeting was because a student named Mary was referred by her teacher as to having difficulty with staying on task and being focused.

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Supporting and collaborating with teachers showed me how good teaching takes place in the classroom but does not begin or end there. Providing clear and credible timetables for activities within a lesson, and remaining aware of the progress of individual students, allows maximising the use of available teaching time. The professional role of a teacher is demanding and reliant on both thoughtful planning and an ability to adapt. Classroom teaching involves overseeing the learning of relatively large groups and demands lessons that are both accessible and challenging. Activities may, for instance, pair students with differing subject knowledge to enable peer mentoring while also boosting confidence in the subject.

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They also appear to enjoy learning the content due to their involvement. The goal of this activity was to build students reading skills by working them through the subject and allowing them to discuss amongst each other any information that relates to the subject of the reading. It is also intended to help the students think as they read. This helped enable the students understand the subject of the reading, offer their own insight, and identify words more easily. This will also allow students to identify new words and will increase their ability with word identification and reading skills.

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27 articles of the 2,148 total met the needed criteria, and were analyzed. She found that good, encouraging relationships with peers were likely to have a positive impact on educational and personal development. If interpersonal relationships such as student-teacher and peer relationships aren’t substantial, it can have a negative impact on the student’s well being, and even have an impact on psychological stress and mental illness. Peer acceptance was a vital factor, and contributed significantly to a sense of belonging in secondary school

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Los Angeles, California) The California Research Bureau recently found that students who receive one-on-one tutoring for their reading witness the strongest positive impact on their reading scores during the elementary school years. Children also perform higher on standardized language arts and math tests when they are tutored, and they show greater attendance in school. Many parents question how to help their child succeed in school, and online tutoring may be the answer. TutorMe (www.tutorme.com) can be of help.

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During my second out of class observation, I noticed Cassie spending time at lunch with another student, studying and helping her with homework. I later saw them together in Mr. Bearak’s class, where Cassie was tutoring this newcomer EL student who had just joined Mr. Bearak’s classroom. Students who tutor others have been shown to gain confidence in their own abilities, according to a study described in Children Teaching for Learning: What happens when children teach others in the classroom. “Then analysis found clear benefits in terms of tutor achievement, as 33 of 38 studies found a significant effect” (p. 2). Cassie’s kindhearted nature led her to begin tutoring another student, without realizing the benefits that will come for her as well.

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Welch (2014), states that relationships have the ability to influence learning, behaviour, engagement and wellbeing of students. In particular peer relationships can provide a range of positive outcomes that can influence a students social and emotional wellbeing. Welch (2014), highlights that there are many varieties of peer relationships, all of which can have positive effects on the associated students. Welch (2014), states that peer relationships provide students with companionship, emotional support, social identity and a sense of safety and belonging. These aspects of peer relationships are imperative to the academic success of students.

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