Using Peer Tutoring to Improve Reading Skills A practical guide for teachers

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Synopsis

Using Peer Tutoring to Improve Reading Skills is a very practical guide, offering a straightforward framework and easy-to-implement strategies to help teachers help pupils progress in reading.　 A succinct introduction, it shows how schools can make positive use of differences between pupils and turn them into effective learning opportunities.
Outlining the evidence base supporting peer tutoring approaches, it explores the components of the reading process and explains how peer tutoring in reading can be used with any method of teaching reading.　 Core topics covered include:



Planning and implementing peer tutoring


Getting your school on board


How to structure effective interaction


Training peer tutors and tutees


Paired Reading - cross-ability approaces




One Book for Two -　 fostering fluency, reading comprehension, and motivation




Reading in Pairs - cross and same-year tutoring


Supporting struggling readers


Involving families in peer tutoring


Evaluation and feedback.
Illustrated throughout with practical examples from diverse schools across Europe, Using Peer Tutoring to Improve Reading Skills is an essential introduction offering easy-to-use guidelines that will support teachers in primary and secondary schools as they enhance pupil motivation and improve reading standards.

Book details

Author:
Keith Topping, David Duran, Hilde Van Keer
ISBN:
9781317550778
Related ISBNs:
9781315731032, 9781138843295, 9781138843295, 9781138843288, 9781138843288, 9781138843295, 9781315731032, 9781138843288
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
154
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2019-04-22
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2016
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Education, Nonfiction