Program Profile: Helping One Student To Succeed (HOSTS) Program

This is a structured, one-on-one tutoring and mentoring intervention that was designed to improve language arts skills among low-achieving students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

Evidence Rating: Promising | One study

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This is a structured, one-on-one tutoring and mentoring intervention that was designed to improve language arts skills among low-achieving students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The program is rated Promising. Students in the intervention group showed a statistically significant increase in their reading comprehension and overall reading quotient scores, compared with students in the comparison group. However, there were no significant differences in reading fluency scores.

A Promising rating implies that implementing the program may result in the intended outcome(s).

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Program Snapshot

Age: 5 - 10

Gender: Male, Female

Race/Ethnicity: White, Black, Hispanic, American Indians/Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, Other

Setting (Delivery): School

Program Type: Academic Skills Enhancement, Mentoring

Researcher:
Matthew K. Burns
Professor
University of Missouri, College of Education

311 Townsend Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
United States

Phone: 573.882.8192
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