%0 Journal Article %T Promo£¿£¿o do autoconceito e auto estima atrav¨¦s de um programa de leitura a par %A Monteiro %A Vera %J Psicologia: Reflex£¿o e Cr¨ªtica %D 2012 %I Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul %R 10.1590/S0102-79722012000100018 %X a positive self-concept is essential for children's academic success. one way of promoting self-concept is by the implementation of tutorial programs. thus, this research aimed to evaluate the effects of a peer reading program on self-concept of 2nd and 4th grade students and on self-esteem of older students. in order to assess self-perceptions two scales were used due to the discrepancy in children's age. the results show that the peer reading program had a positive effect on all dimensions of self-concept, for tutors and tutees, and on tutors' self-esteem. children's outcomes obtained in the experimental group were statistically higher than those of students in the control group. %K self-concept %K self-esteem %K reading %K tutoring. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0102-79722012000100018&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en