With funds being allocated to tutoring programs, it’s essential to choose a program that meets both your district’s needs and your student’s needs.
Tutoring programs are the best way to see results for those falling behind. Unsurprisingly, students in low-income and underprivileged areas tend to be the ones needing support the most. Here’s what to look for in an effective tutoring program for your school.
High-Dosage Tutoring
Look for a tutoring program that offers high-dosage tutoring. High-dose tutoring occurs in a small group setting three to five times a week. Students meet more frequently and are grouped by skill level, allowing them to build confidence through peer interaction. The results of frequent and strategic support like this is tremendous. It’s been found that high-dosage tutoring improves self-esteem, test scores, and overall student success.
Removing the Ability to Opt-In
Districts that used opt-in on-demand tutoring reported that less than 8% of students used the program. Students aren’t likely to utilize resources that are given to them without further support. Tutoring sessions that occur in the classroom and are monitored by a teacher removes the biggest barrier to supplemental support for students.
This is another reason why we love high-dosage tutoring. It takes place within the classroom during normal school hours. When the responsibility lies on the student to log in to a tutoring session, they won’t do it. When the tutoring session is fully integrated into the students’ school day, they’re will to use the program as directed.
Acceleration Rather than Remediation
When looking for a tutoring program, look for one that has a future focus view and will provide students with supplemental, advanced grade-level work. The results of new studies indicate that accelerated grade-level work is more effective in catching kids up than remedial strategies, which focus on skills they should have mastered earlier. Schools in low-income areas tend to focus on remedial work for their students. While remedial work is necessary for some students, it’s also crucial to make sure students aren’t falling behind on new material while catching up on past material.
Researchers found that when a student is consistently accelerated, they complete twice the amount of grade-level lessons and struggle less in their learning. The goal with this type of tutoring is to provide students with a tutoring program that will lift them and move them forward through acceleration.
Use of Federal Funding
Effective tutoring programs can be costly. Through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP), states and school districts must use at least 5% and 20% of the funding they receive, respectively, to implement evidence-based interventions to address unfinished learning and students’ academic, social, and emotional needs.
COVID relief funding provides a total of $190 billion to support the needs of K-12 students — with $125 billion of those funds coming from the American Rescue Plan. With these funds already allocated for evidence-based programs, it’s important to use them and use them wisely on the programs that will give your school district the greatest support, such as companies such as Intervene K-12.
About Intervene K-12
Intervene K-12 is an evidence-based high-dosage tutoring program that guarantees growth in student education. Intervene K-12 takes place within the classroom, so students don’t have the option to opt in. Learn more about how Intervene K-12 can transform your classroom through high-dosage tutoring at https://intervenek12.com/