Innovative Ideas for Tutoring and Mentoring Young English Learners

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Author(s): Kim Stevens Barker (Georgia State University, USA)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 15
Source title: Cross-Cultural Considerations in the Education of Young Immigrant Learners
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Jared Keengwe (University of North Dakota, USA)and Grace Onchwari (University of North Dakota, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4928-6.ch002

Keywords: Curriculum Development and Instructional Design / Education / Information Science Reference / Instructional Design

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Lagging high school graduation rates for English Learners remains a priority concern for states across the nation, and educators under pressure from federal and state accountability measures and tight local budgets are struggling to find solutions for strengthening academic achievement for English Learners and ultimately improving their chances of achieving high school graduation and moving on to postsecondary levels. Educators can look to their own communities for sustainable, low-cost tutoring and mentoring. This chapter describes a community collaboration between a high school and its feeder elementary school that facilitates high school students’ volunteering as tutors and mentors to elementary English learners in a suburban school district in the Southeast. The background for the benefits of tutoring and mentoring for English Learners, a description of the program benefits for the various stakeholders, detailed steps for creating a multi-age, community tutoring and mentoring program, and resources for educators are included.

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