Enhancing Literacy Skills for Struggling Readers An Engaged Peer Tutoring Experience

This research is an exploration of reading strategies aimed at maximizing achievement for struggling readers. Hispanic students were paired with non-Hispanic students over a period of time. The peer-tutoring experience resulted in students: -passing the state test -improving thinking and comprehension skills -increasing in vocabulary -improving in fluency -becoming more confident in other subjects -using reading strategies. The students shared cultural experiences and had fun learning together! At the end of the study, Tutor 3 states, "Reading together helped me to help the little one learn more reading skills. It helped me do a lot better on my reading and math tests. I had a III in reading and math last year. This year I made a III in reading and a IV in math. I think it helped my tutee do better in her reading skills. I think she had learned more reading skills than her teacher taught her. She did not know what the word "poultry" meant and I told her that that was chicken." Reading is the foundation for academic success, therefore, I recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in helping any child become a better reader!