'A First Look at Teaching': The Impact of a Tutorial Program on First-Grade Children and Their Tutors

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Titel: 'A First Look at Teaching': The Impact of a Tutorial Program on First-Grade Children and Their Tutors
Sprache: English
Autoren: Pletcher, Bethanie C. (ORCID 0000-0001-9248-1291), Nicol, Marilyn, Harper, Tracy, Hollenbaugh, Michelle, Johnson, Robin, Staples, Michele
Quelle: Reading Psychology. 2023 44(8):936-964.
Verfügbarkeit: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 29
Publikationsdatum: 2023
Publikationsart: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education
Early Childhood Education
Grade 1
Primary Education
Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Tutorial Programs, Tutoring, Tutors, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 1, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Scores, Preservice Teachers
Geografische Kategorien: Texas
DOI: 10.1080/02702711.2023.2217167
ISSN: 0270-2711
1521-0685
Abstract: The purpose of this mixed methods study was to determine the effects of a tutorial program on first-grade children's reading skills and their tutors' (also preservice teachers) knowledge of reading instruction. Participants consisted of a group of 30 first-grade children served in the program and a control group of 30 children. Literacy assessments, a tutor survey, and observation notes taken during visits with the tutors were sources of data. Analysis of the assessment data revealed there were no significant differences between scores of the groups of children. Analyses of the tutor surveys and tutor visit observation forms revealed that serving as tutors in the program provided robust learning experiences for the tutors. Implications for the program include making adjustments in how the tutors are trained to provide reading intervention as well as how the lessons might be altered to ensure children who need additional support catch up to their peers.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2023
Dokumentencode: EJ1400420
Datenbank: ERIC