Kathy Bendheim
Director of Strategic Advising
National Student Support Accelerator.
High-impact tutoring is an immersive form of tutoring based on relationship building and individualized instruction known to improve education outcomes and even school attendance, according to lead author of the brief Kathy Bendheim. “Our mission is to accelerate access to high-impact tutoring to students in need,” Bendheim said.
Take this free Self-Assessment to find out how aligned your program is with research-based quality standards and how you can improve the quality of your program.
Tutoring Program Design Badge is a way to recognize tutoring programs for their commitment to design their programs around research-backed characteristics.
This Toolkit for Tutoring Programs is designed for tutoring programs seeking to implement high-impact tutoring programs
An in-depth example for developing a research-aligned Tutor Registered Apprenticeship Program.
The District Playbook is designed for school district staff interested in implementing high-impact tutoring programs
This toolkit provides guidance for district leaders in engaging families in their high-impact tutoring programs.
The National Student Support Accelerator and Innovate Public Schools created this tool to help families understand and advocate for high-impact tutoring in their communities.
This Playbook aims to support OST providers and networks that support OST providers that are interested in expanding or beginning to offer high-impact tutoring programs.
This Playbook aims to support HEIs in partnering with school districts to offer high-impact tutoring services.
With insights from researchers and education leaders, this toolkit helps districts and states select the right tutoring program that meets the elements of high-impact tutoring.
This includes the Self-Assessments and the Badge. The Self-Assessment is a free, automated research-based assessment of your tutoring program. This can qualify you to apply for our Tutoring Program Design Badge, a program design evaluation, and technical assistance for your organization.
The PK - 8 Math Tutoring Resource Library provides tools for instructional strategies, culturally sustaining teaching, professional learning, and feedback.
Use this Educator Guide to champion high-impact tutoring programs within your school and/or district.
This Professional Learning Toolkit is intended for staff who design the sequence of professional development for early literacy tutors.
Key Takeaway: Tutoring survived the end of ESSER and is becoming institutionalized within state education systems. ESSER funding catalyzed a rapid expansion of high-impact tutoring programs across the country. As federal relief funding expires, states are incorporating high-impact tutoring into their long-term education… more →
High-impact tutoring remains defined by live human-led instruction. Current research supports leveraging AI tools to enhance tutor effectiveness and educator capacity, rather than serving as a replacement for high-impact tutoring. AI-led tutoring software, even software based on learning sciences, offers potential for supplemental… more →
