Peer Tutoring for English Language Learners   

This course will teach you everything you need to know to implement peer tutoring as a strategy to support your English Language Learners.

This course provides you with a comprehensive plan for implementing a peer tutoring program into your classroom. You will learn about what peer tutoring is and its benefits, particularly for English Language Learners (ELLs). You will plan how to select your student participants/student tutors, strategies for training your students, and guidance for monitoring and rewarding progress. You will learn specific strategies you can teach peer tutors to support in reading fluency, writing skills, and math proficiency.

By the end of the course, you will have built a complete peer tutoring plan ready for implementation, using the many resources and templates provided and ready for use in an upcoming peer tutoring session.

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 10 or later.
• Mac: macOS 12 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Word Online
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
• Editing of a Microsoft Word document is required in this course. You may use a free version of Microsoft Word Online, or Google Docs if you do not have Microsoft Office installed on your computer. Model Teaching can provide support for this.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

1. Peer Tutoring and its Benefits
   1. The definition of peer tutoring
   2. The academic and socio-emotional benefits of peer tutoring, particularly for your ELLs
2. The Logistics of Peer Tutoring
   1. When to use peer tutoring
   2. How to select students to participate
   3. How to train and reward tutors
3. Peer Tutoring Strategies
   1. Two strategies that can improve reading fluency and comprehension
   2. Two strategies for improving writing skills
   3. Two strategies to support math skills
4. Monitoring Your Peer Tutoring Program
   1. How to monitor and support your peer tutors
   2. How to track the progress of your ELLs
   3. How to determine the overall effectiveness of peer tutoring
5. Putting it All Together
   1. Using the sample provided, build your own peer tutoring plan for a group of students.
6. Applying What you Have Learned
   1. Get ideas on how to implement the concepts into your classroom, find a list of online resources that feature peer tutoring ideas, and read the research behind this type of support in the classroom

What you will learn

• Understand the purpose and benefits of peer tutoring for academic and socio-emotional support
• Evaluate the best situation to utilize peer tutoring as you plan to select, train, and incentivize your peer tutors
• Analyze multiple peer tutoring strategies to assist you in improving fluency, comprehension, writing, or math achievement
• Review methods to monitor and track performance over time

How you will benefit

• With peer tutors supporting students in a structured program, you will be free to improve your planning, work with other student groups, or focus on other aspects of support
• Relationships between students will improve and create a positive community in your classroom
• Your English Language Learners will improve academically