A Training Model for Peer Tutoring with Mentally Retarded Individuals [electronic resource] / Nicholas Vacc.

A program in which mentally retarded persons are trained to tutor their peers is described. Considered are selection and training aspects of such a program, and emphasized is the importance of the relationship between tutor and student. Tutors are explained to learn principles of establishing specif...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author: Vacc, Nicholas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1977.
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Summary:A program in which mentally retarded persons are trained to tutor their peers is described. Considered are selection and training aspects of such a program, and emphasized is the importance of the relationship between tutor and student. Tutors are explained to learn principles of establishing specific plans and keeping basic records. (CL)
Item Description:ERIC Document Number: ED140575.
ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual International Convention, The Council for Exceptional Children (55th, Atlanta, Georgia, April 11-15, 1977).
Educational level discussed: Elementary Secondary Education.
Physical Description:12 p.