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Another resource from Reading Rockets gives tutors more tips for their mentoring.

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Another resource from Reading Rockets gives tutors more tips for their mentoring.

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Reading is the basis for learning and school success. While reading is learned primarily in the classroom, many students need extra time and help. Research shows that tutoring is a great way for individuals and groups outside school to support learning. Effective tutoring requires appropriate training and careful planning. This guide presents some basic tips for reading tutors.

Tips for reading tutors

Be positive.
Praise goes a long way with learners who struggle in reading. Provide positive feedback when correct responses are made ("Great! The word is Sequoia.").

Be attentive.
Stop learners immediately after an error. Show them what to do and provide them an opportunity to do it correctly ("That word is 'trouble.' What word is this?"). Try not to use the word "no."

Be precise.
Provide clear and direct instructions ("Say this word" rather than "Would you say it?").

Be mindful of mistakes made during the session.
Record learner performance. Review anything that learners miss. Remember, learners "should say it like they know it."

Be diligent.
Work from the beginning to the end of the tutoring session.

Be innovative.
Keep tutoring sessions lively and dynamic.

Be focused.
Try to ignore minor misbehavior. Only recognize good behavior.

Be patient.
Show learners that you care about them through your commitment and encouragement.

Be on time.
Arrive at least 15 minutes before the tutoring session begins. Make sure plans for the session and materials are ready so the session may begin as soon as the student arrives.

Be committed.
Once you have begun to tutor a student, remain with that student throughout the year.

Be results-oriented.
Gather learner performance data on a daily basis, and chart the data (using graphs, stars, etc.) to allow a visual display of improvements made in the program.

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The U.S. Department of Education developed this brief guide for reading tutors. It lists ways that tutoring helps both the learner and the tutor, and provides practical tips that can help tutors be more effective in their work.

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Reading A-Z has compiled a series of tutoring and mentoring packs that  deal with various reading focuses.

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Reading A-Z has compiled a series of tutoring and mentoring packs that  deal with various reading focuses.

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Tutoring & Mentoring Packs provide volunteer tutors with developmentally appropriate resources that address a child's specific learning needs.

Convenient, well-organized, and educationally sound packs supply teachers, parents, tutors, and tutor coordinators with effective reading strategies and an extensive collection of printable, research-based materials in six instructional categories: alphabet, phonological awareness, phonics, high-frequency words, fluency, and comprehension. Simply download, print, and assemble the resources to create ready-to-use tutor packs.

Each category addresses skills and strategies that reading experts have defined as keys to developing successful readers.

Evidence of Effectiveness

Since the 2003-2004 school year, Reading A-Z resources have been the instructional component for Project MORE, a reading-mentoring program used in nearly 300 schools throughout Ohio. For the past decade, data related to Project MORE's effectiveness has been collected, analyzed, and reported by Bowling Green State University. The following conclusions have been reported on Project MORE and the associated Reading A-Z resources.

With almost over a decade of data collection, results indicate that Project MORE has been found to be:

Effective

Project MORE is one of the few reading programs in the country that has evaluated whether their program works exclusively for students with disabilities and Title 1 students. For almost a decade, the evaluation results indicate the Project MORE students make significantly more reading gains than similar students that do not receive this intensive one-on-one reading-mentoring intervention. These results have been found across grade levels (2-4), disability status, and Title 1 status.

Affordable

Through cost analysis, it has been found that Project MORE costs less than $1.00 per volunteer mentoring hour.

Replicable

Beginning with just 15 schools in 1999, Project MORE is now in over 290 schools across Ohio.

Sustainable

Due to the low cost of the project and the consistent results for students with disabilities and students at-risk for reading failure, schools are able to sustain their projects with funding.

The Center for Evaluation Services, Bowling Green State University, Updated 11/2013

For more information on Project MORE, go to: www.ohioprojectmore.org.

Visit our Research and Efficacy page to learn more about how Reading A'Z resources support current educational trends and practices.

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Tutoring & Mentoring Packs provide volunteer tutors with developmentally appropriate resources that address a child's specific learning needs. Convenient, well-organized, and educationally sound packs supply teachers, parents, tutors, and tutor coordinators with effective reading strategies and an extensive collection of printable, research-based materials in six instructional categories: alphabet, phonological awareness, phonics, high-frequency words, fluency, and comprehension.

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This tool from Reading Rockets will help you through the process of identifying where the students are struggling with reading and gives suggestions to help.

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This tool from Reading Rockets will help you through the process of identifying where the students are struggling with reading and gives suggestions to help.

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Welcome to Target the Problem!, information to help parents and classroom teachers understand the specific problems a child may be having with reading. You’ll find practical suggestions on what you (and kids themselves) can do to help students overcome or deal with their reading difficulties. Overvi…

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This is a collection of reading interventions that range from letter names, blending sounds in syllables, short vowels, letters 'b' and 'd', silent e, multisyllabic words, and fluency.

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This is a collection of reading interventions that range from letter names, blending sounds in syllables, short vowels, letters 'b' and 'd', silent e, multisyllabic words, and fluency.

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In this special Reading Rockets video series, reading expert Linda Farrell works one-on-one with students in grades K-3 to help ensure that they master the skills they need to become proficient readers.

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Directions and copies of the Words Their Way inventory.

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Directions and copies of the Words Their Way inventory.

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This is a PDF that outlines how to use the Words Their Way Spelling inventory.

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This is a PDF that outlines how to use the Words Their Way Spelling inventory.