Description
The following materials resulted from the YMCA Reading Buddies Project, a partnership between The University of Texas at Austin, the YMCA of Central Texas, Vanderbilt University, and the YMCA of Middle Tennessee. The materials included will help set up your classroom, school, or afterschool care organization with free resources for the successful implementation of cross-age tutoring.
Downloads
- Cross-Age Tutoring Guide for Reading Achievement in Afterschool Care Programs
This guide outlines how to implement cross-age tutoring in afterschool care programs, including its benefits and step-by-step instructions for success. - Cross-Age Tutoring Guide for Reading Achievement in Elementary Classrooms
This guide outlines how to implement cross-age tutoring in elementary classrooms, including its benefits and step-by-step instructions for success. - Five Evidence-Based Keys to Implementing Cross-Age Tutoring
This mini-guide highlights five evidence-based key components for successfully implementing cross-age tutoring. - Student Lesson Log
This lesson log is used by tutor-tutee pairs at the end of each lesson to track their progress, and it includes a space for the tutee to share how they felt about the lesson. - Student Bookmark
This bookmark is given to each student to help keep their place in the lesson book. - Student Certificates/Awards
These certificates are given to students to reinforce positive learning behaviors, such as demonstrating teamwork, kindness, patience, and growth mindset. - Tutor and Tutee Cue Cards for Cross-Age Tutoring Time
These cue cards provide student tutors and tutees with visual reminders of the routines and steps for a tutoring session. - Read-Aloud Cue Card for Cross-Age Tutoring Time
This cue card is a visual aid for student tutors, reminding them of key questions to ask before, during, and after a read-aloud.