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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
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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.
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