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Direct linkDion, Eric; Fuchs, Douglas; Fuchs, Lynn S. – Behavioral Disorders, 2005
This experimental study examined the influence of a classwide peer-tutoring reading program (Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies; PALS) on the quality of social relationships of elementary school children. Using a sociometric procedure, social preference and friendships were evaluated before and after the PALS program. Overall (mean) and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Reading Programs, Learning Strategies, Peer Teaching
Seethaler, Pamela M.; Fuchs, Lynn S. – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 2005
The purpose of this study was to determine the proportion of empirical studies published in the last 5 years in a sample of special education peer-reviewed journals that: (1) assessed the effects of reading and math interventions with group designs and; (2) used random assignment to treatment conditions to test those interventions. A hand search…
Descriptors: Intervention, Special Education, Program Effectiveness, Disabilities
Download full textMathes, Patricia G.; Fuchs, Lynn S. – 1991
This review examined the literature on peer tutoring in reading with students with disabilities, using the methodology of best evidence synthesis. This approach combines positive aspects of meta analysis with traditional integrative review procedures. It requires all studies reviewed to meet stringent a priori standards. Analysis of the 11 studies…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Meta Analysis
