The effects of a peer tutoring programme to improve the reading comprehension competence involving primary students at school and their families at home

This paper presents on the effects of an educational programme involving peer tutoring at school and family tutoring at home on child reading comprehension achievement. We drew upon a sample of 303 students and 223 family tutors. The methodology combined a quasi-experimental design and a qualitative...

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Autores: Blanch Gelabert, Sílvia|||0000-0001-5397-7892, Duran Gisbert, David|||0000-0002-0640-3834, Flores Coll, Marta|||0000-0003-0112-1851, Valdebenito, Vanessa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:199915
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/199915
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.05.361
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Peer tutoring
Reading comprehension
Family involvement
Literacy skills
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Sumario:This paper presents on the effects of an educational programme involving peer tutoring at school and family tutoring at home on child reading comprehension achievement. We drew upon a sample of 303 students and 223 family tutors. The methodology combined a quasi-experimental design and a qualitative analysis of texts. Background variables were collected by means of student and parent questionnaires and also teacher and family interviews. An analysis of the family tutoring interactions was also monitored. Overall, the study reveals the effectiveness of peer learning to improve reading comprehension skills and the potential of family involvement for the development of academic skills.