High Impact Tutoring
What is High Impact Tutoring?
Early data indicates that school closures and disruptions in SY19-20 and SY20-21 are likely to result in unfinished learning for many students statewide, making multi-year recovery and acceleration supports even more crucial. As LEAs consider how to facilitate learning acceleration best, many consider high-impact tutoring (HIT). There is strong evidence that high-impact tutoring is one of the most effective ways to increase learning gains for students.
High-impact tutoring programs have a few key characteristics:
- Well-trained, consistent tutor (can be a teacher, paraprofessional, or teacher candidate) who builds a strong relationship with students
- High-quality instructional material aligned to standards and core classwork
- One-to-one or small group for individualized support (1-3 student max. ratio recommended)
- Embedded in, or immediately before or after, the school day to maximize student access
- At least three sessions per week for sustained support; Minimum of 30 minutes
- Data-driven with tutors building sessions around student strengths and needs
