An Analysis of In-Home Parent Tutoring Procedures: Effects on Children's Academic Behavior at Home and in School and on Parents' Tutoring Behaviors

Abstract

How to involve parents in the education of their children-both in school and in the borne-is a current issue in education. This paper describes successful tutoring procedures that parents used to tutor academic behaviors in the borne. The procedures were evaluated in three studies. Study 1 assessed the results of tutoring training on parents' tutoring behavior in oral reading. Study 2 analyzed the effects of parent tutoring using similar procedures with math facts and tested the effects on academic behavior in the home and in the school. Study 3 looked at spelling tutoring and analyzed effects in home and in school. Single subject research designs were utilized Study I demonstrated that parents could utilize the procedures successfully after training. Studies 2 and 3 showed that home tutoring improved math and spelling performance during the tutoring sessions and that the success carried over to school. Children, parents, and teachers reported satisfaction with the procedures.

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