Research Base

Effective tutoring raises student performance

Learning Together’s framework rests soundly on scientifically-based practices in literacy and mathematics instruction. Lessons are designed around structured interactions between tutor and tutee, taking advantage of the powerful influence that socialization experiences with peers can have on academic achievement and motivation.Our programs combine the elements of effective tutoring practices outlined by the U.S. Department of Education: "Evidence That Tutoring Works:"

Incorporates research-based elements
Intensive and ongoing training
Close coordination with classroom or reading teacher
Well-structured and scripted sessions
Careful monitoring and reinforcement of progress
Frequent and regular tutoring sessions

Learning Together has combined methodology, content and professional development to produce effective research-based interventions:

Cross-age Tutoring
Reading Together/Grade Two
Reading Together/Grade Three
Reading Together/Intermediate
Math Together/Elementary

Read more about current research supporting Learning Together strategies:

Peer-Assisted Learning Interventions with Elementary School Students: A Meta-Analytic Review
So that Every Child Can Read
Benefits of Tutoring

Positive relationships promote academic success.

School-age children need dependable structure and models to apply within themselves. The structure of this program is implemented in a manner that is both fun and conducive to learning. The try-and-you'll-succeed philosophy is encouraging and effective.
—Middle-school principall

Combining the elements of effective tutoring with scientifically-based strategies produces measurable student gains.

Effective tutoring + scientifically-based strategies = measurable student gains.