An expansion of the peer-tutoring paradigm: Cross-age peer tutoring of social skills among socially rejected boys.

Gumpel, T.P. & Frank, R. (1999). An expansion of the peer-tutoring paradigm: Cross-age peer tutoring of social skills among socially rejected boys. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 32, 115-118.

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 boys, with maintenance of treatment gains following a 5-week interval.

DESCRIPTORS: social skills, peer tutoring, cross-age tutoring