TUTORING AND MENTORING Starting a Peer Helping Program in Your Elementary School Nancy Keim and Cindy Tolliver Paper, $14.95 128 pages, 8½” x 11” ISBN 0-89390-259-4 Quantity:

Use Tutoring and Mentoring to tap into the power of children to help and positively influence each other. The program provides a way for students in overcrowded classes to get more one-on-one help by letting older students help their younger schoolmates. This handy guide includes all the information necessary to begin a program in your school: organizational tips, samples of correspondence, timelines, training outlines, evaluation forms and photocopiable handouts.

Reviews

“I highly endorse Nancy Keim’s outstanding peer helper program ... [Our] participating students were very concerned and responsible about their commitment. Throughout the year, they arrived on time, helped their students in areas they needed reinforcement in, and acted as positive role models for the younger students.”
— Cathy Brose, principal, Pomerado Elementary School, Poway, Calif.

“I have really appreciated having the peer helpers work with my ESL students ... [They] have been reliable, responsible, caring, flexible and enthusiastic.”
— Colleen Carey, teacher, Westwood Elementary School, San Diego, Calif.

About the Authors

Nancy Keim is a teacher at Westwood Elementary School in San Diego, Calif. She initiated and developed the tutoring and mentoring program at her school in 1990, and she continues to oversee it in her role as peer helper advisor. She has given presentations at the California State Peer Counseling Conference, and she conducts workshops to help other schools and districts start elementary peer helping programs. Keim holds a master’s of science degree in educational leadership.

Cindy Tolliver is a freelance writer and editor, specializing in instructional materials. With degrees in German and French, she has taught both languages on the high-school level.