Peer Tutoring

Peer tutoring is when a person who is really good in a subject helps someone his own age to understand that subject better.  For example, a fifth grade student who is an excellent reader might volunteer his or her time during lunch or recess to sit with other fifth graders who need help reading.  Or maybe a high school student who is fantastic at writing goes to study hall to help other high school students who have a hard time writing.  This kind of help is sometimes better for the person who needs help than working with an adult because in some cases the person who needs help is less embarrassed to get help if he thinks he is getting help from a friend.  Peer tutoring can happen at any age level and does two things:

1) It helps the person who is having a hard time reading or writing.

2) It reinforces good reading and writing for the person who is the peer tutor and makes him or her feel good that he or she can help someone else.