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Education Dive
Report: Tutoring by teachers, staff leads to greater academic improvement
Shawna De La Rosa
Oct. 2, 2020
Dive Brief:
Tutoring programs overall can significantly improve students' learning
outcomes, advancing them from the 50th to the 66th percentile,
according to a paper by the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
(J-PAL).
Tutoring led by teachers or paraprofessionals rather than lead by
nonprofessionals or parents generally is more effective, the evidence
review found. J-PAL also said in-school tutoring yields greater results
than after-school tutoring programs.
The impact of tutoring tends to be greater in earlier grades, but some
programs improve learning outcomes at the secondary level, as well.
Reading programs are more effective for students in preschool through
1st grade and math tutoring was more helpful for students in grades 2-5.
Dive Insight:
While an Illuminate Education report found that the "COVID slide" may
have caused a learning loss of two to four months in math and reading
during the spring, students who interacted frequently with teachers
during school closures fared better. The analysis suggests school
closures and distance learning will significantly impact reading and
math, with kindergartners being most affected. Oral reading is expected
to be most pronounced among the 5th-graders.
Continuing school closures and distance learning are deepening the
COVID slide, educators say. Tutoring may offset it — and it’s
especially important for low-income students to have access to those
services. One-on-one and small group tutoring are most effective, but
can be expensive, but mass virtual tutoring programs could be a more
affordable option.
Intergenerational tutoring is a solution that matches older volunteers
with struggling students in an attempt to reverse the learning loss.
Not only are older volunteers reliable, they often have more time
during the school day when students need help.
Reading Partners, a national literacy nonprofit, pares struggling
readers in grades K-4 with one-on-one reading support. Since the
pandemic, the program pivoted from in-person to online and phone calls.
Schools on Wheels in Los Angeles works with homeless students. Its
2,500 volunteers are offering remote tutoring, and have worked with
other nonprofits to connect students to devices and Wi-Fi access.
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