Tigers Inspiring Cubs to Read and Succeed! Cross-Age Tutoring Program

Virgil Middle School

Monique Garcia and Ms. Yell

Dina Zepeda

Goal1) We would like to build a lasting

and positive relationship between the staff, students, parents, and community of Virgil Middle School and Del Olmo Elementary School.

2) We believe this opportunity will allow for greater student achievement in literacy and an increase in positive interpersonal relationships.

3) Our hope is to build on this partnership and continue with cross-age tutoring with Del Olmo in the coming years, as well as implement this program in Virgil.

How can we do this?

Cross-age tutoring!“Peer-tutoring and cross-age

tutoring could best be defined as ‘an approach in which one child instructs another child in material on which the first is an expert and the second a novice (Curran, Guin, & Marshall, 2002).’”

What does the research say about cross-age tutoring?

•Tutees benefit from:– Immediate feedback

–One-on-one attention

– Improvement in student motivation and attention

–Assistance in a private and non-threatening manner (Robledo, 1990)

–Greater positive interpersonal relationships or greater social acceptance (Hattie, 2006)

– Increase in self-esteem and positive student attitudes (Curran, Guin, Marshall, 2002)

Benefits to the tutor:“Tutors reinforce their own knowledge base

and skills. That is tutors learn the material thoroughly and in a way that is more easily remembered” (Cairo & Craig, 2005).

“Peer tutoring has resulted in students’ enhanced enjoyment of working with partners, increased requests for help, friendships that extended beyond the tutoring setting, and improved attitudes about writing” (Jacobson, Thrope, Fisher, Lapp, Frey, Flood, 2001).

Proposed Logistics:•Program will occur once a week on

Fridays for approximately eight weeks.

•Ms. Garcia’s Language class will tutor from approximately 9:45-10:10 am.

•Ms. Zepeda’s ESL 3 class will tutor from approximately 11:45-12:10pm.

Tentative Timeline•March 15-present-Preparation

with Virgil Students

•March 25th-Virgil Parent Meeting in room 323

•Begin Program 3rd week of April through middle of June

•End of Year Presentation-Friday June 11th or 18th

End of the Year Presentation

•Friday June 11th or 18th after school

•Virgil students will prepare a PowerPoint presentation showcasing their cross-age tutoring experience with their Del Olmo Cubs to friends, family, and school community.

•Awards Assembly

Thank you!