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Primary prevention of reading failure: Effect of universal peer tutoring in the early grades

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  • Giavana Jones
  • Dragana Ostojic
  • Jessica Menard
  • Erin Picard
  • Carlin J. Miller

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Reading is typically considered a survival skill in our technology- and literacy-bound culture. Individuals who struggle with learning to read are at significantly elevated risk for a number of negative outcomes, including school failure, under- and unemployment, and special education placement. Thus, those who do not learn to read fluently will likely be a greater drain on society's resources. The authors examined the effects of a universal (school district-wide) implementation of a well-validated peer-tutoring reading intervention as a system-wide prevention measure in kindergarten through Grade 3 in a small metropolitan area in Canada. Results suggest that nearly all children demonstrated improved reading fluency over time. Yet those at highest-risk for poor outcomes, including those living in poverty and those who face learning challenges due to English as a second-language status or special education enrollment, did not make parallel gains to same-age peers in more affluent schools. Implications for educational policy are discussed.

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  • Giavana Jones & Dragana Ostojic & Jessica Menard & Erin Picard & Carlin J. Miller, 2017. "Primary prevention of reading failure: Effect of universal peer tutoring in the early grades," The Journal of Educational Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 110(2), pages 171-176, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:vjerxx:v:110:y:2017:i:2:p:171-176
    DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2015.1060929
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    1. Afnan Almulla, 2018. "Teachers’ and students’ perceptions of the academic and socio-emotional benefits of peer tutoring," Journal of Advances in Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr. Yi-Hsing Hsieh, vol. 4(1), pages 1-12.

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