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Inclusion versus Specialized Intervention for Very-Low-Performing Students: What Does "Access" Mean in an Era of Academic Challenge?
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Fuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas; Compton, Donald L.; Wehby, Joseph; Schumacher, Robin F.; Gersten, Russell; Jordan, Nancy C. – Exceptional Children, 2015
The purpose of this analysis was to examine achievement gaps on fractions for very-low-performing students as a function of whether they receive inclusive fraction instruction or specialized fraction intervention and with the shift to Common Core State Standards (CCSS). In three randomized control trials conducted in 3 consecutive years, 203…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Inclusion, Special Education, Intervention
Differential Effects of Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies on Students' Social Preference and Friendship Making
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Dion, 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