ERIC Number: ED528940
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jan
Pages: 21
Abstractor: ERIC
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Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report
What Works Clearinghouse
"Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies" (PALS) is a peer-tutoring instructional program that supplements the primary reading curriculum. Pairs of students work together on reading activities intended to improve reading accuracy, fluency, and comprehension. Students in the pairs--who alternately take on the roles of tutor and tutee--read aloud, listen to their partner read, and provide feedback during various structured activities. This report focuses on "Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies" reading programs for grades 2-6 and high school. Ninety-seven studies reviewed by the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Adolescent Literacy topic area investigated the effects of Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies. One study (Fuchs, Fuchs, Mathes, & Simmons, 1997) is a randomized controlled trial with randomization problems that meets WWC evidence standards with reservations. The remaining 96 studies do not meet either WWC evidence standards or eligibility screens. Appended are: (1) Research details for Fuchs, Fuchs, Mathes, & Simmons (1997); (2) Outcome measures for each domain; and (3) Findings included in the rating for comprehension domain. (Contains 3 tables and 12 endnotes.)
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Tutoring, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs, Educational Research, Reading Comprehension, Instructional Effectiveness, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
What Works Clearinghouse. 550 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024; e-mail: contact.WWC@ed.gov; Web site: https://whatworks.ed.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: What Works Clearinghouse (ED)
IES Funded: Yes
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IES Publication: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/interventionreport.aspx?sid=367
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