…a best-evidence synthesis of research on the efficacy of peer tutoring for students with high-incidence disabilities (Mathes & Fuchs, 1994) [concluded that] peer tutoring was more effective than typical reading instruction, but it was less effective than one-to-one teacher tutoring or teacher-led small-group instruction.
Al Otaiba, S., & Fuchs, D., (2006). Who are the Young Children for Whom Best Practices in Reading Are Ineffective?: An Experimental and Longitudinal Study. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 39 (5), p. 414 – 431.
I am trying to get the literacy coaching model going in my district. Because we are, for the most part, a high achieving district, I think there is a belief that is it not needed.
How do the parents react to this position?
Posted by: Joanne | September 28, 2008 at 02:28 PM