1. Peer Tutoring of Reading using
Pause, Prompt, Praise
Diane Rose RTLB

2. What good readers do when they don’t know a word..
They look at the letters in the word
They predict what the word is from the meaning of the story
They use their past experiences to help them understand the story
They match the language they hear to the language they read

3. A Tutoring Session
1. Smile and be friendly

4. This builds understanding and interest
A Tutoring Session
2. Introduce the book by looking through it, talking about the pictures and about what is happening. Make predictions about what might happen
This builds understanding and interest

5. Praise
We should praise our partner when they read a sentence correctly
We should praise when they correct themselves after a mistake
We should praise when they get a word correct after we have prompted them

6. Outstanding
Choice
Well done
Wow
Excellent
Very good
Cool!
Awesome

7. Pause for 10 seconds or until they finish the sentence
When your partner makes a mistake…
Pause for 10 seconds or until they finish the sentence

8. Prompt with Letter cues
Focusing on what the word looks like
Target word: call
Initial Sound
What does it start with?
Target sound “ C”
Word building
Start with all
Add c to all to make call
Extra
Now, word build: call, tall, ball, hall
call > calling, called, calls

9. Prompt using meaning cues
Ask them to read to the end of the sentence
Tell them the meaning of the word
Tell them a word that means the same
Tell them a word that means the opposite

10. Peer Tutoring Summary

11. Peer Tutoring Summary

12. Use your Reading Buddy Support Checklist
Finally…
Use your Reading Buddy Support Checklist

13. Reading Buddy Support Checklist
Tutor: _____________________ Tutee: ____________________________
Checklist (Tick)
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
Book 5
Write the name of the book here
Smile and be friendly.
Talk about the book you are going to read. Predict what might be going to happen in the story. Ask your partner to read the book.
Praise your partner when they read a sentence correctly or correct their mistake.
When your partner makes a mistake wait until they finish the sentence or pause for 10 sec. Ask them to read to the end of the sentence.
Prompt your partner with a question about the sounds or meaning of the words they do not know.
At the end of the book ask your partner some questions about the story and find out if they enjoyed the book.
Help your partner with the work sheet.
Read your own library book to your tutee
Put one sticker on this page if you both worked well today.
Sticker box

14. Peer Tutoring
The End