The Use of Computer-assisted Instruction in After-school Tutoring Programs: An Action Research Proposal is included within this specialist thesis. In the process of reviewing literature no conclusive research on the use and effectiveness of computerassisted instruction (CAI) within after-school tutoring programs was found. It appears that such a program, particularly one incorporating the elements of each strategy found most successful in prior studies, would improve student achievement. Therefore, I proposed to utilize a CAI program within teacher-directed instructional lessons and independent practice sessions in a voluntary after-school tutoring program to help students attain proficiency in select reading objectives: main idea, inference, and cause and effect. In the journal ready article that I wrote at the conclusion of my research, I also included information on the behaviors of students using CAI and their perceptions of computers when used for student learning within a voluntary after-school program.