Mariana Solis

SPED 4340

Spring 2016

#12

Class-wide Peer Tutoring

What is class wide peer tutoring?

Classwide peer tutoring (CWPT) is a peermediated teaching strategy that has proven to
be effective across a variety of subjects and
grade levels in increasing academic achievement for students with and without disabilities.

Who benefits in
classwide peer
tutoring?

What does the child gain from

classwide peer tutoring (CWPT)?

Social skills

Instructional tools and feedback

Immediate error correction

Positive feedback

Able to ask more questions in class

Improves skills in math, reading,

writing, social studies, science, and
P.E.

General Education
Autism
Learning Disabilities
ELLS

Resources for Teachers

Parents
If your child is participating in
CWPT, please follow up with the
teacher and ask questions on how
you can help your child improve
his/her study skills at home as well.

Youtube.com (class-wide peer tutoring)

Block, M. E., & Oberweiser, B.

(1995). Using classwide peer tutoring to facilitate inclusion of students with disabilities in regular..
Physical Educator, 52(1), 47

Greenwood, C. R. (2001). Class

Wide Peer Tutoring Learning Management System. Remedial & Special Education, 22(1), 34.

Exercise of Classwide Peer Tutoring

Split the class into two teams (Team A and team B or

choose a color for each group)

Within each group, set up each student with a partner

Pass out review sheets on the subject you are focusing on.

While the student is reviewing with partner, if the student

gets the answer right they receive two points; for each
question wrong the student writes the correct answer
three times and receives one point.

At the end of the tutoring/review session (10-15 minutes),

calculate the points within each team.

The team with the most points at the end of the week
wins! (prices/rewards may be of your choosing)

Repeat the steps the following week if necessary but place

students in different teams or with different partners.

References and Resources

Youtbue.com (video on class wide peer tutoring exercise)

Kamps, D. M., Barbetta, P. M., Leonard, B. R., & Delquadri, J. (1994). Classwide peer tutoring: An integration strategy to improve reading skills and promote peer interactions
among students with autism and general education peers.
Journal Of Applied Behavior Analysis, 27(1), 49-61. doi:10.1901/jaba.1994.27-49

Block, M. E., & Oberweiser, B. (1995). Using classwide peer tutoring to facilitate inclusion
of students with disabilities in regular.. Physical Educator, 52(1), 47

Greenwood, C. R. (2001). Class Wide Peer Tutoring Learning Management System. Remedial & Special Education, 22(1), 34.

Hughes, T. A., & Fredrick, L. D. (2006). Teaching Vocabulary with Students with Learning
Disabilities Using Classwide Peer Tutoring and Constant Time Delay.
Journal Of Behavioral Education, 15(1), 1-23. doi:10.1007/s10864-005-9003-5