What are the Effects of a Cross-Age Tutoring Intervention on the Reading Attainment of Struggling Readers in a Primary School?
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Literacy, Reading Comprehension, Mainstream, Primary School, Cross-Age Tutoring, Reading SkillsAbstract
Learning to read is a complex process for most children and in particular for those who experience learning difficulties. Primary schools in Ireland today are faced with the challenge of maximising reading outcomes for students with an ever increasing range of academic and social inclusion needs. This article reports on a study conducted in a mainstream urban primary school where cross age tutoring was used and evaluated as a means of improving the reading skills of a group of students who struggled with reading.
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