PALS (Peer Assisted Learning Strategies)

Peer Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS) is a class-wide peer-tutoring program providing supplemental practice and instruction on key reading skills. K-PALS focuses on phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle and sight word reading. First Grade PALS focuses on alphabetic principle, fluency and sight word reading. Second-Eighth Grade PALS focuses on fluency and accuracy in connected text and reading comprehension strategies of summarization, main idea and predication. High School PALS focuses on Fluency and comprehension skills within the context of a career, job oriented structure. Lessons are provided to train students to be “readers and coaches.” Students are taught correction procedures and instructional cues. K=8 PALS can be used in general or special educational classrooms.

High School PALS has only been validated in special education and remedial settings.

Program: PALS (Peer Assisted Learning Strategies)

Publisher/Source: Vanderbilt University

Educational level: K, 1, 2-6, 7-12

Author: Lynn and Doug Fuchs