High-Dosage Tutoring

Research has shown that HDT can support learning gains and help students get back to grade-level learning in an accelerated manner. The research recommends the following keys to successful tutoring programs:

• three or more sessions per week (30-60 minutes per session) during the school day or immediately after school
  • Elementary students may benefit from shorter, more frequent sessions (e.g., 20 minutes, five time per week)
• duration of at least 10 weeks
• one-on-one or small groups of three or four students
• consistency and building a relationship between tutor and students
• high-quality instructional materials aligned with classroom learning

Districts that are looking to pair high-quality instructional materials with their tutoring programs can use Istation to support the instructional strategies of their tutors:

• Tutors can use formative assessment data from Istation’s Indicators of Progress (ISIP™) to identify a student’s skill level and group students based on abilities.
• Targeted instruction gives students exactly what they need through interactive lessons during, before, or after a tutoring session.
• Between tutoring sessions, tutors can use the progress-monitoring tools to gain insights into student growth and can highlight areas that need additional intervention and areas to celebrate improvement.
• Tutors can leverage the teacher resources within Istation, which support small-group instruction and allow educators to customize tutoring sessions with targeted interventions.

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