An expansion of the peer-tutoring paradigm: cross-age peer tutoring of social skills among socially rejected boys.
We examined the effects of a cross-age peer-tutoring program on the social skills of 2 sixth-grade and 2 kindergarten socially rejected and isolated boys. Peer tutoring consisted of the older boys conducting social skills training with their younger tutees. The frequency of positive social interactions increased for all 4 boys, with maintenance of treatment gains following a 5-week interval.
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Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Education, Israel. tgumpel@vms.huji.ac.il
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012934:Social Isolation