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The Challenge• Variety of

instructional levels

• Increase time spent in active response

• Frequent, individualized feedback

Class Wide Peer Tutoring

• Students must be personally responsible for learning the material assigned and for helping one another.

• Students must be trained in building positive relationships and in conflict resolution.

Class Wide Peer Tutoring

• Academic tasks should be clearly defined and explicitly explained.

• Students should alternate the role of tutor and tutee whenever possible.

• Teacher is a facilitator and manager of the learning process.

Benefits of CWPT

• Increased learning • Social growth

Considerations• What skills do your students need

to practice?–Accuracy–Fluency

• What size groups will work best?

Considerations

•Social skill level of class•Size of class•Skill range of students

(pretest)

Training Your Students

•Appropriate praise statements, prompting

•Staying on task•Procedures for charting and

testing

Training Your Students

•Making folders•Locating and returning

materials to designated place•Transitions to and from

regular class sessions

Assessing Progress•Teacher retesting, recycling

of words•Setting goals with students•Reporting to parents

Maintenance and Generalization

• Reinforcement systems

• Using skills in other classes or courses

Materials• Folders • Words

Daily Sessions• Tutor huddle• Practice• Testing• Charting

Administration• Reward system• Replacement

system• Review

At Work

At Work

Reading Partners

Reading Partners