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| Effective tutoring raises student performance |
| When children teach children, both tutor and tutee see a marked improvement in learning—and schools see marked improvements in overall performance. Cross-age tutoring takes advantage of the age difference between the tutor and tutee, giving tutees the self-esteem boost of having an older, higher-status friend. The result: both cross-age tutors and their tutees benefit academically in language arts and mathematics. |
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| Learning Together’s framework rests soundly on scientifically-based practices in literacy and mathematics instruction. Lessons are designed around structured interactions between cross-age tutor and tutee, taking advantage of the powerful influence that socialization experiences with peers can have on academic achievement and motivation. |
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| Our programs combine all elements of effective tutoring practices, as outlined by the U.S. Department of Education: "Evidence That Tutoring Works," 1997: |
- Incorporates research-based elements
- Intensive and ongoing training
- Close coordination with classroom or reading teacher
- Well-structured and scripted sessions
- Careful monitoring and reinforcement of progress
- Frequent and regular tutoring sessions
Learning Together has combined methodology, content and professional development to produce effective research-based interventions: |
Cross-age Tutoring
Reading Together Grade Two
Reading Together Grade Three
Reading Together Intermediate
Math Together Grades Three, Four and Five
Read more about current research supporting Learning Together strategies: |
Peer-Assisted Learning Interventions with Elementary School Students: A Meta-Analytic Review
So that Every Child Can Read
Benefits of Tutoring
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| Positive relationships promote academic success. |
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 |  | School-age children need dependable structure and models to apply within themselves. The structure of this program is implemented in a manner that is both fun and conducive to learning. The try-and-you'll-succeed philosophy is encouraging and effective.
—Middle-school principal, cross-age program |
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