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| Effective tutoring brings success in the classroom |
| Learning Together in-school tutoring programs link directly with classroom achievement: |
- Strategies and content taught support classroom curriculum.
- Teachers are available to communicate with program coordinators.
- Having tutorials during the school day means better attendance.
- Caring mentor bonds reinforce positive attitudes about school.
- Progress forms help monitor individual student progress.
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| Our programs are structured on scientifically-based practices in literacy and math instruction, combining 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 mentoring sessions
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| Learning Together has combined methodology, content and professional development to produce effective research-based programs: |
Reading Together Grade Two
Reading Together Grade Three
Reading Together Intermediate
Math Together
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Read the research behind our strategies: |
Effective Schooling Practices and At-Risk Youth
Peer-Assisted Learning Interventions with Elementary School Students: A Meta-Analytic Review
So that every Child can Read
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| Best practices and scientifically-based strategies produce measurable results. |
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 |  | "The single most valued characteristic of (successful) programs is the ‘family atmosphere.' …Another characteristic of student culture is cooperative learning, where help may be obtained from other students or teachers.”
—Gary Wehlage, Evaluation of Model Programs for At-Risk Students |
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