The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring

by Gillespie, Paula; Lerner, Neal

• ISBN13: 9780205297665
• ISBN10: 0205297668
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780205573325
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Summary

Grounded in current writing center theory and practice, The Allyn & Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring provides students with a comprehensive introduction to effective tutoring. Throughout the text, readers hear the voices of tutors and writers in first-person peer tutor accounts, reflective essays, and transcripts from actual sessions. Within each chapter, techniques, models, and exercises provide instruction appropriate for any level of tutoring.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
About the Authors	vii
Why We Tutor	1	(10)
The Writing Process	11	(12)
The Tutoring Process	23	(14)
Examining Expectations	37	(12)
Observing in the Writing Center	49	(12)
The Mock Tutorial	61	(10)
Taking Notes	71	(22)
Tutoring for Real	93	(12)
Reading in the Writing Center	105	(14)
Working with ESL Writers	119	(10)
Discourse Analysis	129	(12)
On-line Tutoring	141	(6)
Writing Center Ethics	147	(10)
Troubleshooting	157	(14)
Recommended Readings	171	(4)
List of Works Cited	175	(4)
Index	179