A literature review of related materials follows. This article discusses hot topics for x-age tutoring, teacher attitudes, and special education. When an adolescent with mental disabilities tutored a first grader in arithmetic the mathematics performance of both participants improved. In addition, the adolescent was integrated into a more typical classroom and teacher attitude towards students with disabilities changed. This article presents a possible teaching strategy for learning-disabled children.
Results strongly support the use of cross-age tutoring.
In Exceptional Children , Vol.57, No.4, pp.330-337. A New Look at a Popular Practice. Compares cross-age tutoring with other tutoring forms by analyzing several variables affecting student learning. IIn Instructor , Vol.97, No.5, pp.14-15. The program studied was at a private school for gifted students.