ERIC Number: EJ918895
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
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The Effectiveness of Kindergarten Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies for Students with Disabilities
Rafdal, Brooke H.; McMaster, Kristen L.; McConnell, Scott R.; Fuchs, Douglas; Fuchs, Lynn S.
Exceptional Children, v77 n3 p299-316 Spr 2011
This study determined the effectiveness of Kindergarten Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (K-PALS) for students with disabilities. The researchers randomly assigned 89 kindergartners with individualized education programs (IEPs) from 47 classrooms to control (n = 9); K-PALS Level 1 (teachers received 1-day workshop; n = 19); or K-PALS Level 2 (teachers received workshop plus booster sessions; n = 19). Multivariate analysis of covariance on posttest measures of beginning reading skills indicated that K-PALS students outperformed controls on alphabetic and oral reading measures, but that no reliable between-group differences were attributable to level of support. The researchers also discuss directions for further research and implications for implementing classroom-based reading interventions for students with disabilities. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Oral Reading, Beginning Reading, Learning Strategies, Disabilities, Multivariate Analysis, Kindergarten, Reading Skills, Peer Teaching, Teaching Methods, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Comparative Analysis, Program Effectiveness, At Risk Students, Early Intervention, Response to Intervention, Racial Differences, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Phonemic Awareness, Alphabets, Pretests Posttests, Faculty Development, Workshops, Spelling, Reading Fluency, Word Recognition
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Kindergarten
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Minnesota
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