Who? Disadvantages?

Advantages?
1. Can be easily integrated and used
for a 20 to 30-minute period
2. All students can work at their
own level
3. Increases student response and
communication skills
4. Student motivation
The students who would benefit from this practice are 1. Some parents may not want other
students who are in pre-school to high school in both students to teach their child
regular and special education classes. Classwide peer
tutoring is helpful for a diverse group of students 2. This practice can be expensive for
including White, African American, Hispanic, and Asian. some schools
This practice also helps students with disabilities such as 3. Some students may feel inferior or
autism, learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral lower compared to peers
disabilities, mild mental retardation, and hearing
impairments. 4. Students are not expert teachers so
they may provide inaccurate or
unreliable feedback
Practice and Brief Description

Name: Classwide Peer Tutoring: Beginning Reading

Description: This research practice is a peer instructional strategy that

gives students the chance to practice reading skills through questions and
receiving immediate feedback from a peer tutor. Each set of partners
tutor each other to reiterate concepts/topics learned.
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/EvidenceSnapshot/81
https://www.readingrockets.org/article/classwide-peer-tutoring-
information-families

How does it work?

The specific steps a teacher should take to implement this practice is to first assign pairs of students together. These pairs can be based on one student who is at a high level
and the other student is a lower level. One student will be the tutor (serves as the teacher) and will provide the content which can include giving a math problem or reading a
passage out loud. The other student is the tutee and they provide the answer which can be verbally spoken or in writing. While the tutee is explaining and providing answers,
the tutor is listening and evaluating the accuracy of the responses. The teacher should monitor to students what this practice will look like. Teachers should also explain
respectful and kind manners that should be implemented like praising their partners or thanking them for trying. Students should be paired with materials that are at their level
of ability. All students should be given the chance to become the tutor to gain confidence in their skills. Rewards can also be offered to classmates for their correct responses.