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Article Review

Research Problem and Methods

Peer Tutoring as a tool to improve reading in high school students

PALS (Peer Assisted Learning Strategies

1 . Study examined the effects of peer tutoring on high school reading levels

2 . Teachers implemented PALS five times every two weeks , for 16 weeks (Fuchs , L , Fuchs , D Kazdan , S , 1999

3 . The study was geared towards students who had poor reading fluency p

4 . The study also measured the differences in beliefs about reading from beginning to end of the study

B . The Methods

1 . Teachers were 10 special education and remedial reading high school teachers in 10 high schools within on school district (Fuchs , L 1999

2 . Nine teachers implemented the program in their classes with one class and nine teachers who did no peer mediated program

3 . Each teacher used either the PALS method or no method with all of the students in their classes despite their reading levels . However research data was focused on students who reading instructional levels were Grades 2 through 6 at the beginning of the study

C . Summary

Based on the researchers knowledge of how well the PALS program works with students in an elementary setting , specifically with students in grades 2 through 6 , the PALS method was implemented to improve reading fluency in high school students . Remedial and special education classrooms were targeted because of a high concentration of students...